Classroom Writing: Reading’s Feared Cousin by March 13, 2013 In elementary school classrooms across the country, it seems that writing instruction … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Ghost and Goodbye by January 13, 2013 Dear Colleagues and Friends, I write this, my last column, with a … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Using Interactive White Boards for Teaching Writing by November 13, 2012 An essential task for writers is to mine their bank of personal … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
15 Minutes for 15 Years by November 11, 2012 January 27, 2013 marks the 15th annual Family Literacy Day® in Canada. … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Writing Power: Engaging Thinking Through Writing by March 6, 2012 Writing Power: Engaging Thinking Through Writing by Adrienne Gear Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Breaking Through the “I Don’t Knows”: Five Practical Strategies to Unlock Student Writing Potential by January 13, 2012 To many elementary school teachers, it is a familiar scenario: it is … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Four Ways to Get Your Students Writing by March 12, 2011 Encouraging students to write is a resource-consuming task. Here are four writing … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens by March 5, 2011 Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide For Teens by Heather Wright Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Non-Fiction Reading and Writing: Writing Like a Reporter by November 12, 2010 Constructing Meaning from Non-fiction Text The primary goal of reading is to … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Bringing Technicolor Dreams to Life: Universally Designed Writing Programs by May 14, 2009 These days, a glance around my classroom during writing time always makes … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail