The complete K-5 writing workshop : connecting process, writing skills, and management / Susan Koehler. Koehler, Susan, 1963- author.

Gainesville, FL : Maupin House Pub., [2012]

xi, 132 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Take charge of your writing curriculum with The Complete K-5 Writing Workshop, and create a rich, balanced learning environment that simultaneously supports standards while focusing on what is meaningful and effective for students. With this comprehensive and well-organized resource, author and veteran educator Susan Koehler starts with the history of writing instruction, leading K-5 teachers through the writing process and assessment. You ll learn what to do with detailed information on creating a successful writing workshop including writer s and teacher s notebooks, management tips, and publishing projects and what to teach with a list of writing-craft skills and genre instruction guidelines that form the content of writing instruction. An extensive appendix provides rubrics, checklists, planners, graphic organizers, practice sheets, activities, and more to use in your classrooms today. By uniting process and skills, we can maintain a systematic approach to instruction while reviving learner engagement and rediscovering the joy of teaching writing.