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Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary ClassroomBUY FROM AMAZON.COM
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Usually ships in 24 hours  (8 customer reviews)Buy New: $31.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours PRODUCT DETAILSPublisher: National Council of Teachers of EnglishPub. Date: 1st January 1999 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Number Of Pages: 317 Ean: 9780814158166 Isbn: 0814158161 ABOUT THIS BOOKUSER REVIEWS
As a first year teacher, I have made it my obligation to get my hands on as many resources as possible to learn my "craft." I am amazed at how much this book has changed my concept of teaching writing. I now understand what it is to "describe" a good piece of work rather than "prescribe" a good piece of work. When I received this book after having attended a workshop, I did not know what to do with it-how to read it, understand it, but after having a year of experience and assessing my weaknesses (how to teach writing), I now understand. I thank Katie Wood Ray for sharing herself and her findings with us.
I've taught for 21 years, but I always felt like there must be a better way to teach writing to children. This book tells how. Katie Wood Ray gives specific techniques for teaching structure, ways with words, and teaches you to teach your students to read like writers. For all of this, she uses the most marvelous children's books, most picture books but some young adult novels. I have worked on increasing my library under her direction, and I'm having a ball watching my students learn to love to write.
Katie Wood Ray has made a very readable, very usable book to help teachers teach students to 'read like writers'. I use the ideas when I am reading and reviewing new children's literature and each time I begin writing instruction with my elementary remedial students. Truly shows how to integrate student writing and good children's literature.
As a writer of children's books and a second grade teacher, I refer to this book often - for support, guidance, affirmation, ideas, writing help, and more. It is perfect! I hope to have the opportunity to cross paths with the author one day...I'd love to see her speak! I recommend it all the time to teaching colleagues, friends, writers, and editors.
I have enjoyed everyword of this book. I am an aspiring English teacher who is fortunate enough to have Katie Ray's guidance as a professor and mentor. This book is one of the few that I will not sell back. This unique way of teaching writing writing is creative, relaxing, and enjoyable for both the teacher and the student. No matter what grade you teach you need this book! Katie has an amazing gift as a teacher and a writer which she expresses wonderfully in this book. SIMILAR ITEMS: |
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