The best-kept teaching secret : how written conversations engage kids, activate learning, grow fluent writers, K-12 /: how written conversations engage kids, activate learning, grow fluent writers, K-12. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Harvey "Smokey" Daniels & Elaine Daniels.
• Authors: Daniels, Harvey, 1947-; Daniels, Elaine
• Contents: 1. Letters leverage learning : A new old idea ; Those letters are cute, but ... ; Kid-to-kid letters about the curriculum ; Meeting the common core state standards with letters: writing standards, reading standards, speaking and listening standards ; Engagement, best practice, and written conversations ; How the book is organized ; Let the student samples teach you -- 2. A community of correspondents : We've got mail ; Back-to-school letters ; Parent and kid letters ; Message boards ; Classroom stationery ; Shields ; Topic journals ; Classroom and school mail systems ; Teacher-student friendly letters ; Kid-to-kid friendly letters ; Multi-age friendly letters -- Interchapter : Prompts and stems for written conversations -- 3. Mini memos : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look: exit notes ; Launching lesson: admit notes ; Morning message ; General instructions for mini memos ; Start-up notes ; Admit notes ; Writing breaks ; Exit notes -- Interchapter : Is there time for this? -- 4. Dialogue journals : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look ; Launching lesson ; General instructions for "live" dialogue journals ; Adjustments for "takeaway" dialogue journals ; Teacher-student dialogues ; Student-student dialogues ; Dialogue journals across the curriculum: math, foreign language, social studies ; Feedback loops: student-teacher assessments, behavior support letters, student self-assessments, kid-kid assessments ; Teacher response to student writing ; Multi-age dialogue journals ; Management tips for dialogue journals -- Interchapter : The assessment of written conversations -- 5. Write-arounds : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look ; Launching lesson ; Drawn conversations ; Silent literature circles ; General instructions for a write-around ; Content-area write-arounds: social studies, science, psychology ; Text on text ; Management tips for write-arounds -- 6. Digital discussions : Definition ; Variations ; Origins ; Quick look: texted discussions ; Launching lesson: photo journals ; Lab letters ; Blogs: management, blog discussions ; Online partnerships ; Email and farewell ; Management tips for digital discussions.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Literacy
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 229 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 372.62/3; English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Letter writing -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Communication in education; Active learning; Active learning; Communication in education; English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Letter writing -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452277578; 1452277575; 9781483332871
• Related ISBNs: 148333287X; 9781452268637; 1452268630
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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