Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms

Donna Kalmbach Phillips is Professor of Education, Pacific University, USA. Mindy Legard Larson is Associate Professor of Education and Elementary Education Coordinator, Linfield College, USA.

CONTENTS

PREFACE
PREFACE TO INSTRUCTORS

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING INSTRUCTIONBECOMING-WRITER: GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER ONE: THE STUDENT OF WRITING – THE TEACHER OF WRITING
CHAPTER TWO: POSSIBILITIES, PURPOSES, AND GOALS FOR WRITING
CHAPTER THREE: CREATING PLACE, TIME, AND ROUTINES FOR WRITERS

PART II: ASSESSING WRITERS – DETERMINING STRENGTHS, NEEDS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL DIRECTIONSBECOMING-WRITER: PLAYING AROUND WITH FORM – DEVELOPING THE IDEA
CHAPTER FOUR: GETTING STARTED – WHO ARE THESE WRITERS? ASSESSMENTS TO BEGIN TEACHING WRITING
CHAPTER FIVE: ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM AND CELEBRATE WRITERS AND TEACHERS OF WRITING

PART III: THE WRITING STUDIO GOES LIVEBECOMING-WRITER: ENGAGING IN STRUGGLE – CYCLES OF REVISING AND CONFERRING
CHAPTER SIX: WRITING STRATEGIES TO TEACH
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE WRITING MINI-LESSON
CHAPTER EIGHT: INDIVIDUALIZING WRITING INSTRUCTION - THE TEACHER-STUDENT WRITING CONFERENCE & GUIDED WRITING
CHAPTER NINE: INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE WRITERS - SHARING, CELEBRATING, AND BROADCASTING TOGETHER

PART IV: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER – WRITING CURRICULUMBECOMING-WRITER: CELEBRATING, SHARING, AND BROADCASTING YOUR WORK AS AUTHOR
CHAPTER TEN: YEARLONG THEMES TO INTEGRATE WRITING
CHAPTER ELEVEN: PLANNING AND LIVING AN INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING UNIT

APPENDICES
GLOSSARY
INDEX