num_pages: 76
description: Written for the busy teacher, this book examines classroom writing conferences, one of the most talked about and least practiced strategies in the writing process classroom. Each brief chapter introduces a different facet of the writing conference or the philosophy and classroom practice that undergird it, and each chapter ends with a "something to think about" section to help readers implement the ideas presented. Chapters in the book (1) Talking Writing in Writing Workshop; (2) Coach or What's Your Approach To Teaching Writing?; (3) Writing Conferences as Conversations between Writers; (4) Learning To Talk Writing; (5) What Happens When We Conference?; (6) Learning from the Therapists; (7) Creating Confident The Effective Use of Praise; (8) How To Question without Using Questions To Focus on Writing Issues; (9) Students Helping Teaching Young Writers To Conference Each Other; (10) Building Editing Skills in Conference; (11) Conferencing To Encourage Revision; (12) Teaching Young Writers To Conference Themselves; (13) Finding Time To Conference; and (14) No Palm Trees in Establishing an Environment for Teaching Writing. An appendix, by Lois Davila, shares ideas on maintaining running records to keep conferencing running smoothly. (RS)
language: English
title: Writer to Writer: How to Conference Young Authors
titlecomplete: Writer to Writer: How to Conference Young Authors (Bill Harp Professional Teachers Library,)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Christopher-Gordon Pub