Contains a collection of specific classroom strategies & suggestions for teaching writing to elementary school students according to an eight-stage process. Spe

Interactive Writing is specifically focused on the early phases of writing, and has special relevance to prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1 and 2 teachers.

The concept of writing as process has revolutionized the way many view composition, and this book is organized by the stages of that process. Each section begin

"Writing allows each of us to live with that special wide-awakeness that comes from knowing that our lives and our ideas are worth writing about." -Lucy Calkins

2014 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice "What’s going on in this picture?" With this one question and a carefully chosen work of art, teachers can start their