Hello!When I first learned about Writer's Workshop it was with Ray/Laminack's
Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts and it was a great place to
start!Jan
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> From: lori_jack...@q.com
> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:27:15 +0000
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Writing Textbook -- suggestion
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> Personally, I think Ray/Laminack's Writing Workshop: Working Through the
> Hardparts is the best place to start. Really addresses all the
> issues...management, curriculum planning. As much as I love Fletcher, I
> think his writing workshop book just doesn't delve deeply enough to help
> teachers really dig into writer's workshop and Wondrous Words (my own all
> time favorite) may overwhelm those with no experience at all with this sort
> of instruction.
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> Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist
> Broken Bow, NE
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> > From: kandrews-babc...@killinglyschools.org
> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:14:21 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Writing Textbook -- suggestion
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> > I would suggest Katie Wood Ray, "Wondrous Words" one of the best writing
> > workshop books and resources out there (in my humble opinion),but it may be
> > too long. I use it for a writing course for elementary/middle school. Ralph
> > Fletcher/JoAnn Portalupi have one called "Writing Workshop: the Essential
> > Guide", it's shorter and a good resource.
> > Kelly AB
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> > On 6/24/10 1:34 PM, "dmoriart...@verizon.net" <dmoriart...@verizon.net>
> > wrote:
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> > Hi,
> > I teach reading and writing courses in elementary ed. at a university in
> > MA. I am looking for suggestions for a writing textbook (or teacher
> > professional book) to use in my literacy course (includes undergrad and
> > grad students). Nothing too overwhelming--(Calkins' The Art of Teaching
> > Writing would be too much...). Looking for something short, to the point
> > yet gives a good overview of writing in the elementary classroom. Any ideas?
> > Thanks so much,
> > Deborah
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