Patterns of Power Student Notebooks

For over thirty years, Jeff has inspired writers and teachers of grades K-8 with the power and joy of the writing process. He has written eight books and five kits for Stenhouse Publishers: Mechanically Inclined, Everyday Editing, 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know, Revision Decisions (coauthored with Dr. Deborah Dean of BYU), Patterns of Power: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language, grades 1-5 (with Whitney La Rocca), Patterns of Power: en espanol (with his former 4th grade student, Caroline Sweet, and Whitney La Rocca), Patterns of Power PLUS Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of language, grades 6-8 (with Travis Leech and Melinda Clark), and his latest, co-authored with Whitney La Rocca, Patterns of Wonder: Inviting Emergent Writers to Play with the Conventions of Language (Summer 2021). He also writes middle-grade novels, including Sterling’s Zack Delacruz series: Me and My Big Mouth, Just My Luck, and Upstaged.

Whitney La Rocca is an elementary literacy coach and has spent over 20 years working with young readers and writers. She enjoys delivering professional development and coaching teachers in best practices to empower children to create their identities in the world of literacy.