Getting the Most Out of Morning Message and Other Shared Writing Lessons: Great Techniques for Teaching Beginning Writers by Writing with Them

by C.D. Payne and Mary Browning Schulman

This comprehensive guide to shared writing is filled with strategies for writing collaboratively with emergent writers. Explains the link between shared writing and independent writing, offers ideas... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590365169
• ISBN13: 9780590365161
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Simple and Practical

This book helps with getting started in an interactive writing program. It contains tips for setting up the shared writing area, sample dialogues for the 3 included grades (K-2), schedule examples, word wall and other environmental print ideas, and a really neat diagram that breaks down all of the skills that can be touched on with questioning ideas. A nice bonus is a section on encouraging parent involvement at home. This book gives you the basics to get the program going without going in depth into theories.

Practical guide

Contains a number of very good suggestions not only for the classroom, but for those of us at home who use a message board and are looking to maximize the time we have with the kids.

An excellent book for developing young writers

The authors have provided an easy-to-read book for teachers who want to help students in primary grades (K-2) develop writing skills. Excellent for beginning teachers who need a starting point and for veteran teachers who want to continue to improve writing instruction. Filled with examples, actual lessons and management ideas that illustrate the "power" of shared writing.