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=Welcome to Yeager's //Wondrous Words// Book Study!!!=

Getting Started
This Wikispace is for those teachers at Yeager Elementary participating in the //Wondrous Words// book study. We will be reading and discussing the various topics brought to light by Katie Wood Ray in her interesting and thought-provoking text. It will be our goal to gain a better understanding of implementing a writing workshop in elementary classrooms. We will explore the role of immersion in the writing workshop through read alouds and whole-class organized inquiry. We will also gain practical information about craft studies that delve into ways that authors use text structure and words to craft pieces. Finally, we will focus in on planning, conferring, & assessment in the writing workshop. Specific attention will be paid to instructional implications that will ensure success for all students in the upcoming 2009-2010 school year and, together, will brainstorm ways to use this new information with students during the writing workshop portion of our day.