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Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers 1st Edition

by Martha Horn (Author), Mary Giacobbe (Author)
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In the early grades, talking and drawing can provide children with a natural pathway to writing, yet these components are often overlooked. In Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers , authors Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe invite readers to join them in classrooms where they listen, watch, and talk with children, then use what they learn to create lessons designed to meet children where they are and lead them into the world of writing. The authors make a case for a broader definition of writing, advocating for formal storytelling sessions, in which children tell about what they know, and for focused sketching sessions so that budding writers learn how to observe more carefully.The book's lessons are organized by topic and include oral storytelling, drawing, writing words, assessment, introducing booklets, and moving writers forward. Based on the authors' work in urban kindergarten and first-grade classes, the essence and structure of many of the lessons lend themselves to adaptation through fifth grade. The lessons follow a consistent format:

    What's going on in the classroom? What do children need to learn next? Materials needed to teach the lesson Language used in each lesson Reasons behind why certain books are chosen and suggestions for additional children’s books

    The authors show the thinking behind their teaching decisions and provide a way to look at and assess children's writing, giving us much more than a book of lessons; they present a vision of what beginning writing can look and sound like. Perhaps most powerfully, they give us examples of the language they use with children that reveal a genuine respect for and trust in children as learners.

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    1. ISBN-10
      1571104569
    2. ISBN-13
      978-1571104564
    3. Edition
      1st
    4. Publisher
      Routledge
    5. Publication date
      July 6, 2007
    6. Language
      English
    7. Dimensions
      8 x 0.75 x 11 inches
    8. Print length
      272 pages
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    "What a fabulous resource for kindergarten teachers and those interested in valuing the language of drawing further." - Enjoy and Embrace Learning blog

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    Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe are codirectors and designers of Writing in Kindergarten, a professional development project in Boston Public Schools. Martha and Mary Ellen have been classroom teachers and presently work as consultants providing classroom-based inservice training for teachers across the country. Martha is a professor of education at Rhode Island College and Providence College. Mary Ellen serves as a consultant for the Literacy Collaborative at Lesley University.

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    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (July 6, 2007)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
    • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1571104569
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1571104564
    • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 2
    • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 11 inches
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    5.0 out of 5 stars A keeper
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023
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    I bought this book for a class and planned on re-selling it, but decided to keep it because it has great lesson plans and has great theories on the importance of drawing in literacy development.
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    flgirl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for new or experienced teachers
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013
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    I don't typically write reviews, but I just had to for this book. I've been a teacher for a very long time and this book reminded me that kindergartners are natural writers. My district is pushing us to begin writing earlier and earlier, and this is just the affirmation I need to give the students time to find their own voice and to maintain a love for writing. I can't wait to use the strategies and lessons in the fall. The book is easy to read and it is well thought out. It's the best professional book I've read in a long time.
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    lkelly46
    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT book for emerging writers
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2011
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    A must for anyone working with Pre-K, K, and First grade writers. This walks you right through how young children come to writing naturally - and if allowed to do so will LOVE it. This is how we set up our own Writing Workshop, and is how I taught our University's Language Arts methods class to pre-service educators (juniors in college) - delivering that language arts instruction through Writing Workshop. This book explains it well - offering a variety of ways to approach each lesson. Great literature tie-ins, too.
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    Miss L Manni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for teachers of young children
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2014
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    A book that offers important insight to teachers of young children to illustrate the potential of young children to engage in high quality work (talking, writing and drawing). For teachers who are new (or teachers who want to improve the way they teach young children 'writing'), it provides the words they can use in whole group sessions to encourage and support children in articulating, drawing and eventually writing their stories - including children whose home language differs from the classroom language. Highly recommended.
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    LAB
    3.0 out of 5 stars Writing workshop with first grade
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2011
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    The book is laid out and organized really well but it was not what I was looking for.
    This book deals with the very beginning of writing with Kindergarteners. I wanted a resource to help with how to take my students from drawing to writing and helping them choose a topic. I think the description of the book was misleading. I will keep the book and may use some of the ideas at the beginning of the new school year.
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    BrooklynGal
    5.0 out of 5 stars AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015
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    Several colleagues are working together to implement this in class. I have seen much more growth in language and verbal abilities along with more mature drawing exhibited by students. We are still covering our curriculum responsibilities, and are enthused by the wonderful start it has given our children. They beg for more writing time, feel confident in their drawing and have become stronger story tellers. Time to remember the focus is on communicating face to face in this very "techie" world!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the books recommended when I went to Teacher's College in New York ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
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    One of the books recommended when I went to Teacher's College in New York that provided the basis for thinking about Writer's Workshop in Kindergarten. I appreciate the thoughtfulness and details about work with our youngest writers and what it looks like for them to tell their own stories through drawings and words. Still mulling over chapters one and two
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    shawne Welcher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Do you want to 3 - 6 year olds excited about being writers?
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014
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    This book explains how to get the youngest story-tellers started writing in the most developmentally appropriate way. The authors show you their very natural approach using a very convenient step by step method that you can put to use right away as you go through chapter by chapter implementing the lessons provided in chronological order.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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