Becoming writers in the elementary classroom : visions and decisions /

Becoming writers in the elementary classroom : visions and decisions /

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Author / Creator:	Van Sluys, Katie.
Imprint:	Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, c2011.
Description:	xxi, 145 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) Language arts (Elementary) English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) Language arts (Elementary)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8538927

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ISBN:	9780814102770 ((pbk) : alk. paper) 0814102778 ((pbk) : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This book illustrates how teachers of elementary-age writers bring their beliefs about teaching and learning to life--through the visions they hold for writers, writing, and the world, as well as through the decisions they make every day in their classrooms. --from publisher description

Table of Contents:

Writers for today and tomorrow's world
Articulating a vision: what we know, what we write, and how we write
Becoming aware: learning to see and own writing decisions
Teaching with intention: assessment as a means to understand experiences and pursue next steps
Reaching outward: thinking together about visions and decisions
Becoming a writer.