http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/newsreleases/06/writingcenterbook.htm
I'm sure if you email Rich Kent he'll respond to you... Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Maddox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: [LIT] Writing Centers in Middle School? > The Nov/Dec issue of "The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational > Strategies, Issues, and Ideas" is a special issue focused on "The > Writing Center and Beyond." I found the articles interesting > discussions of the writing center at high schools and colleges. As > one of the articles indicated, implementing a writing center is being > proactive in the education crisis. > > I'm wondering if there is a middle school somewhere that has opened a > writing center? I'm thinking of proposing that to my principal as a > way to strengthen "writing across the curriculum," something he is > pushing the faculty to institute. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a > clear vision of what "writing across the curriculum" would entail, so > he is pushing instead of leading, but that's another story.. > > To repeat my query, do you know of a middle school that has a writing > center? How is it used and how is it staffed? > > Bev Maddox > The trouble with life is there's no background music. > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
