PROFESSIONAL BOOKS for TEACHERS
A NEW writing resource especially for intermediate teachers!
Available in Canada from Pembroke Publishers (www.pembrokepublishers.com)
Available in USA from Stenhouse Publishers (www.stenhouse.com)
This practical book contains a treasure-trove of teacher-tested and pupil-proven writing lessons, including:
- establishing a writing workshop with maximum student independence and minimum teacher management
- a step-by-step guide to planning units of study
- conducting the three types of teacher-student conferences so they really improve student writing
- how and why to get students writing about reading – “the broccoli of literacy”
- comprehensive guides for teaching informational and persuasive writing
- lessons on teaching elements of the writer’s craft
- thoughts on conventions – the “good manners” of writing
