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1. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   An Effective Framework for Primary-Grade Guided Writing Instruction
   This article describes the theory and procedures for guided writing lessons in the primary grades.
2. Professional Development | Grades   K – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Family Message Journals: Teaching Writing through Family Involvement
   This book follows the development of emergent and beginning writers as they explore the power and joy of written communication.
3. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Poets in Practice
   This article discusses the need to engage students and teachers in active poetry writing.
4. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Position Statement
   Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing
   With full recognition that writing is an increasingly multifaceted activity, we offer several principles that should guide effective teaching practice.
5. Professional Development | Grades   K – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Setting the Stage for Creative Writing: Plot Scaffolds for Beginning and Intermediate Writers
   Want to foster creativity and originality in student writing? This practical guide shows how plot scaffolds can be used to help beginning and intermediate writers.
6. Professional Development | Grades   K – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Singing Across the Curriculum
   In this article, the author explains how singing can help students learn across the curriculum.
7. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading
   This landmark reference offers in-depth exploration of contemporary reading and literacy research.
8. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing
   It's been said that mediocre writers borrow while great writers steal. Teach your students to be great writers with over 90 practical ideas for using mentor texts and the traits to teach informational, narrative and persuasive writing to elementary students.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction
   This respected volume presents a range of research and instructional perspectives in the area of reading.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Write Now! Empowering Writers in Today's K–6 Classroom
    Writing instruction is front and center in today's classrooms. Gain insights from field leaders who provide ideas for using mentor texts, digital tools, vision and choice in writing workshop, multi-genre projects, and more to engage and grow today's diverse learners.