A practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. What is “live writing”? It’s the kind of writing that has a current running through it—energy, electricity, juice. This book is a young writer’s toolbox for bringing writing to life. But instead of awls and hammers, this toolbox contains words, imagination, a love of books, a sense of story, and ideas for how to make the writing live and breathe. Perfect for classrooms, Live Writing is full of practical wisdom for young writers, from bestselling writer Ralph Fletcher. Aspiring writers will devour these tips for how to make their words jump off the page!

Have a child who doodles and draws on every assignment sheet? Who must write down every new word or phrase she learns? Who repeats certain words just because he likes the way they roll off of his tongue? Encouraging Your Child's Writing Talent brings a new perspective to teaching kids writing-one that helps parents and teachers encourage and cultivate a child's creative insights and love of words through the writing process. The author provides important information about developing a child's writing talent, including tips for: recognizing the characteristics of the gifted writer, encouraging your child to explore his or her creativity, including writing in day-to-day activities, and setting up writing workshops within the home.

Presents teacher's notes, examples, and advice for a year of writing instruction.

Finally, the practical details you need to teach—and guide—young writers. Takes you step by step through morning message, interactive writing, journal writing, story writing, non fiction writing, and more. Includes insightful management tips that ensure your writing program doesn’t become overwhelming for you or the kids. For use with Grades K-2.

More than Meets the Eye focuses on the fascinating web of relationships that define the classroom environment.

Engaging lessons with planning sheets and evaluation checklists to help students master the essentials of a short, focused writing assignment.

Provides advice for school media specialists on how they can best comply with the current mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, focusing on such topics as technology inplementation, data collection, student literacy, and their own leadership role.

A comprehensive guide to becoming a published author outlines step-by-step guidelines for everything from generating ideas and improving technique to getting published and promoting one's work, in a reference complemented by tips from such famous writers as Michael Crichton and Amanda Hocking. Simultaneous.

Students can write organized, compelling fiction and nonfiction narrative when they have the right tools. The engaging writing lessons and student reproducibles in this book give kids the scaffolding they need to keep their stories on track. Includes creative planning forms, charts and maps, revision checklists, peer conference guidelines, rubrics and more. Lessons by a master teacher and writer include posing main dramatic questions, identifying story ingredients, and writing in the content areas. For use with Grades 4-8.