The best-kept teaching secret : how written conversations engage kids, activate learning, grow fluent writers, K-12 /
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Thousand Oaks, California :
Corwin Literacy,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Letters leverage learning : A new old idea ; Those letters are cute, but... ; Kid-to-kid letters about the curriculum ; Meeting the common core state standards with letters: writing standards, reading standards, speaking and listening standards ; Engagement, best practice, and written conversations ; How the book is organized ; Let the student samples teach you
- 2. A community of correspondents : We've got mail ; Back-to-school letters ; Parent and kid letters ; Message boards ; Classroom stationery ; Shields ; Topic journals ; Classroom and school mail systems ; Teacher-student friendly letters ; Kid-to-kid friendly letters ; Multi-age friendly letters
- Interchapter : Prompts and stems for written conversations
- 3. Mini memos : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look: exit notes ; Launching lesson: admit notes ; Morning message ; General instructions for mini memos ; Start-up notes ; Admit notes ; Writing breaks ; Exit notes
- Interchapter : Is there time for this?
- 4. Dialogue journals : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look ; Launching lesson ; General instructions for "live" dialogue journals ; Adjustments for "takeaway" dialogue journals ; Teacher-student dialogues ; Student-student dialogues ; Dialogue journals across the curriculum: math, foreign language, social studies ; Feedback loops: student-teacher assessments, behavior support letters, student self-assessments, kid-kid assessments ; Teacher response to student writing ; Multi-age dialogue journals ; Management tips for dialogue journals
- Interchapter : The assessment of written conversations
- 5. Write-arounds : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look ; Launching lesson ; Drawn conversations ; Silent literature circles ; General instructions for a write-around ; Content-area write-arounds: social studies, science, psychology ; Text on text ; Management tips for write-arounds
- 6. Digital discussions : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look: texted discussions ; Launching lesson: photo journals ; Lab letters ; Blogs: management, blog discussions ; Online partnerships ; Email and farewell ; Management tips for digital discussions.
