We've been reviewing a lot more books on this blog in the past year. Therefore, it's time for us to share a review policy, inspired by The Reading Zone and The Well-Read Child Blogs. Types of Books Ruth and I review professional teaching books, as well as books for children and young adults, which teachers… Continue reading Book Reviewing Policy
Author: 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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Punctuating Dialogue
Have you ever noticed how challenging it is for kids to punctuate dialogue correctly? (Let's be honest... there are many adults who have this problem too!) I'm not in favor of utilizing grammar worksheets to teach this to kids since that doesn't get them to really notice how real authors do it. Sure, they can… Continue reading Punctuating Dialogue
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Logical Situations in Fiction
Did you know that the Curious George Stories, written by Margaret and H.A. Rey, were inspired by many real-life circumstances the writers went through as they escaped from France in 1940? Remember how Curious George always made it out of a sticky situation by the skin of his teeth? Well, that's exactly how life was… Continue reading Logical Situations in Fiction
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Read as a Writer Any Time You’re Faced with a New Writing Challenge
May 1st, 2010 has come and gone, which means Ruth and I submitted our manuscript to our editor at Stenhouse! The book now has an official title. It's going to be called Day by Day: Refining Writing Workshop Through 180 Days of Reflective Practice. It will be available this October. The weeks leading up to… Continue reading Read as a Writer Any Time You’re Faced with a New Writing Challenge
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A Book Spine Poem
Last week I was reading through some education blogs and came across Mary Lee Hahn's Book Spine Poem. I liked it so much that I was inspired to "write" one of my own. Here it is: Stacey's Book Spine Poem Hey World, Here I Am! Walk Two Moons On Solid Ground 42 Miles A Revolutionary… Continue reading A Book Spine Poem
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Weekly SOLSC
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Nurturing Primary Writers: A Q&A with Jennifer Jacobson
No More "I'm Done!" Fostering Independent Writers in the Primary Grades is a new book out this month from Jennifer Jacobson. Since I consult with primary grade teachers, as well as upper elementary teachers, I started reading this book as soon as I received the review copy from Stenhouse. Quite frankly, any elementary school teacher… Continue reading Nurturing Primary Writers: A Q&A with Jennifer Jacobson
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An Exquisite Touchstone Text for Memoir
I've long enjoyed reading aloud from What You Know First and When the Relatives Came when teaching memoir. I now have another text, Grandma's Scrapbook written by Josephine Nobisso and illustrated by Maureen Hyde, that has been added to my list of favorite memoir touchstone texts. While Nobisso's book is not new (It was published… Continue reading An Exquisite Touchstone Text for Memoir
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Make Writing Workshop Work Better
I will be consulting with a couple of teachers next month who have questions about how to make Writing Workshop work better for their special needs students. One teacher has a student with Asperger's Syndrome, while the other teacher has students with other learning disabilities. Since I've never taught a student diagnosed with Asperger's, I've… Continue reading Make Writing Workshop Work Better
