1st Edition
Talking, Drawing, Writing Lessons for Our Youngest Writers
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early grades, talking and drawing can provide children with a natural pathway to writing, yet these components are often overlooked. In Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers , authors Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe invite readers to join them in classrooms where they listen, watch, and talk with children, then use what they learn to create lessons designed to meet... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1: Storytelling; Chapter 2: The Drawing & Writing Book; Chapter 3: Drawing; Chapter 4: The Craft of Drawing; Chapter 5: Writing Words; Chapter 6: Assessment; Chapter 7: Introducing Booklets; Chapter 8: Moving Writers Forward; Chapter 9: One Teacher, One Classroom; Closing Thoughts
Biography
Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe are codirectors and designers of Writing in Kindergarten, a professional development project in Boston Public Schools. Martha and Mary Ellen have been classroom teachers and presently work as consultants providing classroom-based inservice training for teachers across the country. Martha is a professor of education at Rhode Island College and Providence College. Mary Ellen serves as a consultant for the Literacy Collaborative at Lesley University.
"What a fabulous resource for kindergarten teachers and those interested in valuing the language of drawing further." - Enjoy and Embrace Learning blog
