Part 1 Chapters 7-9 Highlights
Ch. 7 Teaching Informed by the
Learning Progressions
- Catching teachable movements or the best way to move a young writer forward is not easy but Lucy’s 7 learning progressions really do help
- Using the writing genre checklists while conferring is a powerful tool
- Lucy’s “Principles of Conferring” on p. 82 and the chart to “Pump up Writing” on p.84 are dynamite
- Finally, the “Making Small Groups Effective” teacher chart on p. 86 and the “How to” student chart on p. 87- priceless!
Ch. 8 Supporting Transference
across the Content Areas
- Using Reading-Writing Checklists & making connections to build close reading skills was a favorite on p. 94-95
Ch. 9 Designing Reading-Writing Performance
Assessments
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