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Try Eric Online. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Cortigiano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [LIT] Writing Centers in Middle School? > Is it possible to get a copy of that issue somehow? > > Alice > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beverly Maddox > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 2:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'A list for improving literacy with focus on > middle grades.' > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.24/741 - Release Date: 3/31/2007 > > _______________________________________________ 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
