Kristin Ackerman, Jennifer McDonough

Conferring with Young Writers

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

If you've ever sat down to confer with a child and felt at a loss for what to say or how to help move him or her forward as a writer, this book is for you. If you are a strong teacher of writing but are not seeing results from your students, this book is for you. It will help writing teachers learn to break down and utilize the qualities that enable good writing: elaboration, voice, structure, conventions, and focus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 185mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781625310392
• ISBN-10: 1625310390
• Artikelnr.: 45540872

Autorenporträt

Jen and Kristin have been learning from young writers for more than thirty years combined. As classroom teachers and literacy coaches, they have worked in K¿5 classrooms and learned how to help kids navigate the messy process of writing. They work as presenters and consultants, and they contribute articles to various websites and blogs. When they aren¿t teaching, writing, presenting, or chasing after their own kids, Jen and Kristin can be found drinking wine, eating chocolate, and training for half marathons.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Elements of Conferring Well: Building Trust
Chapter 2: Overview: The Three Fs
Chapter 3: Frequency: Maximizing the Time We Work with Students
Chapter 4: Focus: Keeping Specific Goals in Mind
Chapter 5: Follow-Up: Making Our Teaching Stick