Today, Paula, Denise and I worked diligently on preparing a Writer's Workshop for Centura Elementary, which will take place in a couple of weeks.
We read the book Writing Workshop, by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi, which was a great resource! I would highly recommend this, if you are looking to increase writing scores, or increasing the awareness with your staff on Writer's Workshop. This book also offers close correlation to the Write Traits, so we will be able to draw many of those connections for the elementary staff.
In a nutshell, the book encourages a mini-lesson of 5-10 minutes with particular skills, with 15 minutes of writing for K-1, 20-30 for 2-3, and 45-60 for 4-6. After students complete their writing for the day, there is a 10-15 minute window of sharing time.
This is a great resource and a really fast read for teachers! Easy to use ideas, and the process is quite simple to follow.
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I like the conference, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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