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Product Identifiers

PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-10032509229X

ISBN-139780325092294

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050062034

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEvery Kid a Writer : Strategies That Get Everyone Writing

SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, General

Publication Year2020

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorKelly Boswell

Subject AreaEducation

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight13.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2020-017942

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToFifth Grade

Table Of ContentChapter 1 The Shrug, the Slump, and the Sharpening of Pencils Chapter 2 Use Mentors and Modeling to Fuel Engagement . Chapter 3 Create a Safe and Daily Space for Writing Chapter 4 Expose Writers to Real Readers Chapter 5 Offer Choice Chapter 6 Maintain a Healthy Perspective on Conventions Chapter 7 Shape Writing Identity Through Assessment Chapter 8 It Starts with Us

SynopsisAnyone who has taught writing knows that sometimes the hardest part about teaching writing is getting students to write at all. What we sometimes forget, Kelly Boswell reminds us, is that every writer is reluctant to write at some point. It's the conditions--not the kids--that determine success. In Every Kid A Writer, Kelly provides six field-tested strategies to get everyone in the classroom writing with energy and enthusiasm: Use mentors and modeling to fuel engagement Create a safe and daily space for writing Expose writers to real readers Offer choice Maintain a healthy perspective on conventions Shape writing identity through assessment Chapters provide moments to pause and reflect, samples of student work, clear explanations of how these strategies and ideas support state and national standards, and practical, powerful ways to try out strategies in your own classroom. As Kelly writes: "We want kids to know, deep in their bones, that writing has so much to give and so much to teach. It starts with us.", Anyone who has taught writing knows that sometimes the hardest part about teaching writing is getting students to write at all. What we sometimes forget, Kelly Boswell reminds us, is that every writer is reluctant to write at some point. It's the conditions--not the kids--that determine success. In Every Kid A Writer , Kelly provides six field-tested strategies to get everyone in the classroom writing with energy and enthusiasm: Use mentors and modeling to fuel engagement Create a safe and daily space for writing Expose writers to real readers Offer choice Maintain a healthy perspective on conventions Shape writing identity through assessment Chapters provide moments to pause and reflect, samples of student work, clear explanations of how these strategies and ideas support state and national standards, and practical, powerful ways to try out strategies in your own classroom. As Kelly writes: We want kids to know, deep in their bones, that writing has so much to give and so much to teach. It starts with us.

LC Classification NumberLB1576.B5315 2021