Product Details

• Author: Ruth Ayres and Stacey Shubitz
• Year: 2010
• Grade Range: K-6

• Media: 328 pp/paper
• ISBN: 978-157110-809-8
• Item No.: WEB-0809

Have you ever wanted your own personal writing coach to help improve your teaching of writing? How about two personal writing coaches? In Day by Day, Stacey Shubitz and Ruth Ayres, creators of the popular blog Two Writing Teachers, guide you through the trials and tribulations of a whole year of writing workshop.

Day by Day is organized around six fundamental components of writing workshop -- routines, mini-lessons, choice, mentors, conferring, and assessment. Each component is broken down into ten-day sections. Each section includes a detailed discussion, a challenge that teachers can apply immediately, and questions to help teachers assess the process to see what went right, what went wrong, and, most importantly, why.

Ruth and Stacey also provide daily encouragement, support, practical strategies, tips, advice, and everything you need to run an effective writing workshop that meets the needs of all the different writers in your classroom.

Table of Contents

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Contents
List of Cycles and Discussions
Foreword by Carl Anderson
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Routines
Chapter 2: Mini-Lessons
Chapter 3: Choice
Chapter 4: Mentors
Chapter 5: Conferring
Chapter 6: Assessment
Closing Thoughts
Appendixes
References
Index

Ruth Ayres
As a full time writing coach for Wawasee School District in northern Indiana, Ruth spends her days helping students find meaning in their stories, and encouraging teachers to reflect and refine the art of teaching. "I love documenting ordinary stories from everyday life," Ruth says.
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Stacey Shubitz
Stacey is a literacy consultant based in Harrisburg, PA, specializing in coaching teachers in the areas of reading and writing workshop. Her classroom experience includes teaching fourth grade at The Learning Community, a public charter school in Central Falls, RI; and teaching fifth grade in East Harlem, NY.
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