What a Writer Needs

by Ralph Fletcher

Book Overview

Grades 2-10 ? Foreword by Donald Murray ? The work of Donald Graves, Lucy Calkins, Donald Murray, Nancie Atwell, and others has led to a whole generation of writing process workshops where children write, share, revise, and publish their work with confidence. But such progress raises problems, and teachers today have a number of new concerns, mainly: Now that my students are writing, how do I help them improve? What a Writer Needs answers these concerns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435087347
• ISBN13: 9780435087340
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 10

Customer Reviews

What I Needed

Ralph Fletcher's "What a Writer Needs" is what I needed. Fletcher's writing is itself delightful. I WANT to sit down with the book and dip into it. His children's examples range from simple to profound, representing the gamut of talent and subject matter. But these are real kids with their invented spelling and honest perceptions of the world. I know kids like these. The book makes me want to write and to teach writing. What more could I ask for?

Easy-to-Read Wonder

This easy-to-read wonder was required reading in my graduate class. Everyone in the class loved the book and found it extremely useful.

I've read it twice

A great inspiring resource for those who want to write or teach writing. It's not perfect, but it's very real.

This is THE book on the teaching of writing!

Words simply cannot describe this book. I read it through in one sitting and was left craving more. Teachers in grades kindergarten through graduate school would benefit from reading Fletcher's book. Simply outstanding!

A gentle read for all those who teach writing.

I love this author and I love this book!!! Ralph Fletcher has a way of nudging us as teachers while completely understanding how difficult it is to teach writing! This is a gentle read that uplifts and inspires while it informs.