In Craft Lessons, Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi write, "Writing conferences can be difficult to manage, and it's tempting to omit them from the workshop, but these one-to-one interactions are crucial. Writers need response, not only from their peers but from us as well."
In this two-tape series we revisit Bailey's Elementary school on the outskirts of Washington, DC, to watch and listen as accomplished teachers of students in grades 3 through 5 confer with students about their writing. Tape 1, The Essentials of Conferring, covers a range of topics, including active listening, knowing your writers, management, predictable problems, and peer conferences. Tape 2, Refining Your Conference Skills, takes teachers deeper into the writing conference and shows how to help students build a "writer's toolbox," connect writing conferences to other parts of the workshop, raise the bar in a conference, and push your own learning by working with your colleagues. Taken together, these two tapes comprise an invaluable tool for becoming a more skillful writing teacher.
Tape 1: The Essentials of Conferring
Tape 2: Refining Your Conference Skills
- ISBN10 1571103635
- ISBN13 9781571103635
- Publish Date 1 January 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 24 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stenhouse Publishers
- Format Paperback
- Language English