1. Everyone Has a Story to Tell Sustained Writing Professional Development Sanders Primary School Marti Rosner District Literacy Coach

2. Smile first thing in the morning… and get it over with.

3. EQ: How can I support my students’ writing so that they meet or exceed standards?

4. Quick Read/Free Write  When you are reading…  When you are writing…

5. There is a critical difference between teaching writing and nurturing writers. The verbs suggest different actions and the objects of the verbs suggest very different purposes behind those actions. Katie Wood Ray and Matt Glover Already Ready ; Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten

6. What do good writers do? Brainstorming underway!

7. What do good writers do?  Write every day  Think and plan, sometimes from a list of possibilities  Use their schema (background knowledge) and think about what they might want to know more about  Engage their readers  Reread their writing to revise and edit  Share their writing with others

8. Endless Possibilities

9. “First sentences are doors to the world.” Ursula K. LeGuin

10. Let’s take the time to write! Choose a topic from your possibilities, and practice writing an engaging beginning. Will you begin with a question? Perhaps an onomatopoeia? Maybe an image that paints a picture or creates a world for the reader to step into? Or a surprise that the reader would not expect to find at the beginning?

11. Accountable Talk What is accountable talk? How do we teach children to use accountable talk? Why is accountable talk important?

12. The Survey Says…

13. Rituals and Routines Where materials can be found Coming to the carpet and returning to their seats Good listening skills Writing folders Where writing folders are kept

14. Environment There is an area for… Mini-lessons Independent writing Conferences Extra supplies

15. Instruction Mini lesson, work time, sharing Lessons and EQs relate to GPS Students choose their own topics Conferences (verbal)

16. Let me show you…

17. I would benefit from… A conference checklist of questions. Seeing a conference notebook. Having examples of writing glows and grows I can set with students. Having record-keeping tools. Understanding how to write commentary more effectively and efficiently.

18. I would like to know more about… Conferencing using standards and rubrics Revision and editing strategies Sharing/Author’s Chair

19. I would like to know more about… Models of writing that meet and exceed standards A list of picture books that teach author’s craft and match my standards Integrating grammar into writing

20. Valuable Information Posting the standards Referring to GPS in lessons Posting student work – when, how much, commentary? Where to find benchmark papers

21. Publishing Information One piece per genre; four pieces per year Published pieces are scored with a rubric and placed in student portfolios.

22. Published does not mean perfect! Published pieces are done with no teacher assistance. They need to represent what students know and are able to do.

23. Assessment Using rubrics with students Writing commentary that moves writers forward Conferencing is critical in monitoring progress. Scoring writing Assisting students in correcting conventions

24. Ralph Fletcher says: Never a day without a line of writing.

25. Questions, anyone? Ticket out the door: 3 - Things learned 2 – Ideas to try 1 – Question I have Please take an index card as your ticket and leave it in the basket.