Professional Development by Katie Wood Ray

In Pictures and In Words: Teaching the Qualities of Writing Through Illustration Study, Grades PreK-4

Product Type: Workshop
Grade: PreK-4

Teachers of beginning writers often wonder, "How much time should I let children spend drawing pictures to go with their words?" and "Am I supposed to teach my students anything about their picture making?" Katie Wood Ray asked these questions of her own teaching as she worked side-by-side with beginning writers. Her quest to understand... more

Study Driven: Close Study in the Writing Workshop

Katie Wood Ray

Product Type: Workshop
Grade: 3-6

How do we challenge kids to raise their writing level in developmentally appropriate ways? And how do we show them what we expect their writing to look like?In Study Driven, Katie Wood Ray offers a smart answer: close study. You'll find out how the careful reading of real-world texts helps children read like writers and sharpens... more