The Workshop Help Desk Series
A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers, K-5
Lucy Calkins , M. Colleen Cruz
(Paperback)
In A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers Colleen Cruz shows how to stop struggling with writers who struggle. You’ll find effective support for students who say: I’m not a good writer; My hand hurts; I don’t know how to spell; I don’t have anything to write about; I never get to write anything I want to write; I’m done. A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers is part of the Workshop Help Desk series.... more
A Quick Guide to Making Your Teaching Stick, K-5
Lucy Calkins , Shanna Schwartz
(Paperback)
Recognizing that there is a vast difference between children getting it and children holding on to what they have learned, Shanna lays out the universal principles of “stickiness” and describes how they can be used to tweak your teaching for a more lasting impact on young writers. A Quick Guide to Making Your Teaching Stick is part of the Workshop Help Desk series. About the Workshop Help Desk series The... more
A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2
Lucy Calkins , Sarah Picard Taylor
(Paperback)
Children have voices that need to be heard and ideas that need to be understood. Building on this premise Sarah describes why you should try a persuasive writing unit of study, describes two units of study for the primary classroom, and lists tips and ideas for helping students get their persuasive writing out into the world. A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing is part of the Workshop Help Desk series.... more
A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time, K-2
Lucy Calkins , Alison Porcelli , Cheryl Tyler
(Paperback)
In A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time Alison and Cheryl explain how choice-time workshops can be structured to help English language learners imagine, create, and explore language through play. They outline two units of study for choice-time workshops, the first using open-ended materials, the other using literature to inspire play. A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time... more
A Quick Guide to Teaching Second-Grade Writers with Units of Study
(Paperback)
In A Quick Guide to Teaching Second Grade Writers with Units of Study Lucy Calkins chronicles a curricular calendar that will help teachers increase the volume of student writing; encourage students to lift the level of their writing by reviwing, rethinking, and rewriting their work; and empower students to write with greater independence. A Quick Guide to Teaching Second Grade Writers with Units of Study is part of... more
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