1st Edition
Write With Me Partnering With Parents in Writing Instruction
Reality Check
Roots and Wings
Attitude
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1. Parents, Their First Writing Teachers
My Role Models
The Heart of the Matter
In the Garden
Education is a Lifelong Process
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2. Establishing Parent-Child Writing Partnerships
Building Bridges
Connecting School and Home
Connecting Generations of Writers
No Pain, No Gain
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3. Getting Parents on Your Side
Try It, You'll Like It
Factors to Keep in Mind
What Do We Do About the Students Whose Parents Won't Participate?
What Is Not an Option
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4. Parent-Child Partner Journals
On the Launch Pad
Perception Becomes Reality
What They Say
See It Their Way
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5. Partner Scrapbook
September (Small Moment)
October (Narrative)
November (Fiction)
December (Poetry)
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6. More Ideas to Strengthen Parent Partners
Encouraging Parents
Family Journal
Vacation Journals
Love Those Letters
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7. Bells & Whistles: Additional Classroom Resources
What Else Can You Do?
Lists, Lists, and More Lists
Other Resources Worth Reviewing
Putting It All Together
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References
Biography
Lynda Wade Sentz graduated from State University College at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and English Education. She received her Master of Science in English Education from State University College at Buffalo and holds New York State Teacher Certification in both Childhood Education and Secondary English Education. She is currently a classroom teacher at Cloverbank Elementary School, Frontier Central School District in Hamburg, New York, which lies just outside the city of Buffalo. Lynda has taught in both public school and parochial school settings in general education, resource classroom and inclusion classroom settings. Lynda has authored numerous children's stories, poems, and a large volume of newspaper articles and editorial pieces. Her work has appeared in Buffalo News, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Children's Playmate Magazine, Hopscotch Magazine, Boys Quest Magazine, Bee Group Newspapers, Hamburg Sun, Western New York Family Magazine, and Medical Community Digest, to name a few. In addition, her fiction work has been acquired by Florida State Education Department for use in the F-CAT assessment administered in Florida schools. Lynda is married and is the mother of four sons, who all learned at a tender age to craft their words with care.
