"Shows you how to create a writing workshop that is standards-based yet still embraces active learning and student inquiry...packed with practical lessons and planning templates, forms for keeping track of and monitoring students' learning, and inspiring vignettes and samples of children's writing."--Pg.4 of cover.
Harness the power of a writing workshop that relies upon a standards-based foundation while still embracing active learning and student inquiry. Teachers benefit from the structure provided by the standards and, at the same time, enjoy flexibility that enables them to respond to the unique needs and interests of their students. Lera shows teachers how to use the standards as a guide to excellent writing that enables students to transcend grade-level expectations. For use with Grades K-5.
Harness the power of a writing workshop that relies upon a standards-based foundation while still embracing active learning and student inquiry. Teachers benefit from the structure provided by the standards and, at the same time, enjoy flexibility that enables them to respond to the unique needs and interests of their students. Lera shows teachers how to use the standards as a guide to excellent writing that enables students to transcend grade-level expectations. For use with Grades KÐ5.