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Keeping Track of Writing Conferences

Stacey Shubitz

I often feel like I’m conferring with the same kids over and over again in Writing Workshop. Hence, I’ve created a new tool, a KID TRACKER, to help me keep track of who I meet with in strategy lessons and for conferences. At the end of Writing Workshop, I intend on shifting the clothespins of the kids who are “on deck” to the right side of the oak tag. That way, I can have a visual of who I need to confer with the following day. Once I have conferred with everyone in the class, I’ll shift all of the clothespins back to the left side.

I’m going to try this for Reading Workshop as well. I hope it’s effective with helping me keep a better handle of who I’ve met with so that I can equally distribute my time amongst all of my students!

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

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  1. I LOVE THIS IDEA! I have 25 5th graders–some who are ready to publish volumes and some who aren’t sure what that stick called a pencil is all about. What a perfectly simple way to keep track!

    LOVE YOU RUTHY-POO!!!!!!

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