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.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:14:21 -0400 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Writing Textbook -- suggestion > > 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 > > On 6/24/10 1:34 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
