Literacy Consultant, Erica Denman explains the importance of utilizing a writer's notebook within Writer's Workshop in order to encourage student engagement.

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Date: 2010-03-05

Using mentor texts, specifically Author's Blurbs, to demonstrate author's purpose and inspiration. Literacy Consultant, Ilene Cohn, gives specific text examples as to why Jane Yolen and Patricia McKinsey write.

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Date: 2009-07-14

Vera B. Williams shares a very funny personal experience and discusses the importance of empowering children to be storytellers. www.schoolwideworkshops.com

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Date: 2009-05-22

6 reproducible activities for independent and/or guided reading including: Book review, Character mapping, Story mapping, Reading record and Letter to the author.

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Date: 2009-06-10

Staff Developer, Linda Bausch explains the difference between the personal narrative genre and the memoir genre.

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Date: 2009-08-19

Contact Literacy Consultant Sarah Cordova about a professional development workshop for your school or district by e-mail: pd@schoolwide.com My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother in an interactive read aloud.

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Date: 2009-11-02

The way we teach and talk about writing is extremely important in establishing a community of strong, independent writers. Writing Fundamentals has been written with this in mind. However, before you launch your first study, there are things you will want to do to help lay the groundwork for a successful writing workshop.

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Date: 2009-06-19

Developed By Michelle Wolf

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Date: 2009-06-19

Award winning author Angela Johnson talks about the inspiration for her writing and the universality of her stories and characters.

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Date: 2009-10-26

Conferences are a time to help students make connections not corrections. Good conference questions should help teach the writer and not the writing. In other words, there's an art to asking the right kinds of questions. When looking over drafts, discussing ideas, asking about drawings, or guiding students to connect to the teaching for the day, we want to ensure they comprehend not only the content of stories they read, but the craft decisions the writers of those stories make.

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Date: 2009-06-08

Mem Fox says she gets her ideas from her own life and from other books. Students will write experiences from their lives to be like the characters from Mem's books.

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Date: 2009-06-04

In this clip, Rory talks about various elements to look for when choosing mentor texts. Elements include amount of text, accessibility to students, neat features and structure. The books, When I was Five and I Love My Hair are dissected to expand on this idea.

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Date: 2009-07-30

Literacy Consultant and Author Robin Cohen speaks about the importance of linking test preparation to reading instruction. To hear more check out Robin's Blog at www.schoolwideblog.com.

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Date: 2009-05-22

Donald Crews ties his stories together using several methods. Students will try his methods to create cohesiveness in their own stories.

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Date: 2009-06-04

Award winning author Angela Johnson discusses the importance of writing and storytelling, and why people are attracted to writers.

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Date: 2009-10-26

Poet and anthologist Paul Janeczko shares his passion for poetry and discusses why poetry is so important.

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Date: 2009-05-22

Anytime of year is a good time to celebrate good children's literature, and Book Clubs provide a great way to do just that! Book Clubs offer students an excellent opportunity to read literature of their choosing and to talk with their peers about what they read. Classroom or school Book Clubs can be created and built upon the principles of literature circles supported by Harvey Daniels's work and fit into any classroom method of instruction, allowing for small-group work. For more information on literature circles and Book Clubs, see Daniels's popular Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs ; Reading Groups (2001), and a more recent title, Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles (2004), for tips on explicitly teaching to maximize students' experience reading together in groups.

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Date: 2009-06-08

Before launching your study, consider your teaching goals. List them in the space provided to remind yourself where you are hoping to lead students during the course of the study. Although other things will come up durning your conferences, it will help to have cues to remind yourself of your teaching goals. Use the grid to make quick notes about each student.

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Date: 2009-06-19

Vera B. Williams reads her book, More, More, More Said the Baby along with a slideshow of the illustrations. She discusses her purpose and inspiration in writing the book.

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Date: 2009-07-20

Literacy Consultant, Robin Cohen explains why it is just as important to teach students testing vocabulary as well as literary vocabulary.

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Date: 2010-02-17