Library Media Specialist in the Writing Process »

Collaborate with classroom teachers on strategies to teach the writing process in the K—12 library and classroom. This well-organized and easy-to-follow resource is all you need to teach your students to write well. Includes reproducible posters and lessons to use immediately. This book explains the writing process, offers collaborative curriculum connections, and includes a treasure trove of teacher/librarian collaborative writing lessons.

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Written by a librarian and former teacher, a library media specialist, and a former teacher who provides in-service on the writing process, this book offers practical advice on collaborating with teachers to improve students' writing. The authors begin with an introduction to the research used to teach writing, an overview of the writing process, and a discussion about where the library media specialist fits into this process. Each subsequent chapter describes one step in the writing process, providing sample collaborative lessons, reproducible charts and forms, works consulted, and literature connections to use as examples for students. They encourage library media specialists to go beyond assisting students with research to helping them with the writing process itself. Integrated throughout the text are tips for librarians on building collaboration with teachers, using examples from the authors' own experience. Although this book is written for library media specialists, it would also benefit teachers who want to learn more about the writing process and those training teachers. The writing is clear and concise, with many examples to support the content. Each lesson contains the standards covered, a project description, the respective duties of the teacher and librarian, resources needed, a student assessment, and a project evaluation. Each author brings a unique perspective to the whole to create a useful tool for librarians and teachers. Reviewer: Deborah L. Dubois