Issue 23   ◊  Professional Development   |   Children's Books   |   Professional Books   |   E-mail Us   |   Catalogs  ◊         Sept.  2007

  Margaret Mooney
  Author of
 
  A Book is A Present
  Caught in the Spell of Writing and Reading co-author
 
  Essentially M
 
  Teaching, Reading To, With, and By Children
 
  Text Forms and Features  

      Will Discussed:
     Selecting Resources for Instruction
     with Children at all Grades
     Read the transcript to be posted soon

      When:   October 8-11, 2007
      Where:  The Learning Network Listserve
      Cost:     FREE
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Margaret E. Mooney’s teaching, writing, and publishing career began in New Zealand, but for more than a decade she has been dividing her time between New Zealand and the United States. Margaret encourages teachers to view all children as worthy, not needy, emphasizing education as a process of enhancement and not one of compensation. Her work encompasses comprehension and word attack skills and the integration of writing and reading at all grade levels.  Her most recent books are Essentially M, a memoir for upper elementary and middle school students that focuses on how she approaches writing, and Caught in the Spell of Writing and Reading: Grade 3 and Beyond, written with Terry Young and colleagues from the United States and Australia. 

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Includes two presents for you—one copy each of Books for Young Learners title The Birds at My Barn and The News
title Minibeasts.

Copyright © 2004
Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc. 

Item #538
   2004 pb 160 pages
   ISBN: 1-57274-672-6   $26.95

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  Ralph Fletcher
  Author of

   Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices (Stenhouse)
  How To Write  Your Life Story (HarperCollins)
  Reflections
  Writing  Workshop: The Essential Guide (Heinemann)
  
  And many more great books for teachers
  and children…

      Discussed:
     Developing Writers in the Elementary
     and Secondary Schools

      When:   September 24-27, 2007
      Where: The Learning Network Listserve
      Cost:      FREE
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Ralph Fletcher is a well-loved author of many valuable trade books for children and professional books for teachers, including books about how to write in various genres.  His books help teachers inspire students to become eager and proficient writers; and his school visits are a celebration of reading and writing. With his new book Reflections Ralph provides a candid visit in book form to share with students in upper elementary grades and middle school. During this discussion he will share ideas and strategies for developing young writers and answer questions you may have about the writing process.

    
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        Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc. 
 
                 Reflections  
                 by Ralph Fletcher   
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  Marilyn Duncan
  Author of
 
  The Kindergarten Book: A Guide to Literacy
  Instruction  and
  Literacy Coaching: Developing Effective Teaching
  Through Instructional Dialogue


      Discussed:
     Getting the School Year Off to a Great
     Start in Kindergarten and Beyond...
     Organizing and Planning for
     Classroom Teaching

      When:   August 6-9, 2007
      Where: The Learning Network Listserve
     
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READY, SET, GO! Get the year off to a great start.  Join Marilyn in a conversation about supporting teachers in understanding how to begin the school year so they are able to manage the learning of students as quickly as possible with methods and strategies for teaching in kindergarten and throughout the elementary school years.  Explore with Marilyn great ways to organize your classroom to be efficient and to plan your time for the most effective instruction.

Marilyn Duncan has been a teacher for over thirty years. Her work has been in the classroom with children and as a teacher developer. Marilyn has been the Trainer of Coordinators for The Learning Network®, the general editor for Inside Learning Network Schools (1997), author of The Kindergarten Book (2005), and Literacy Coaching (2006), and she is currently involved in a large-scale district initiative in Colorado. While she has worked in all areas of education she regards herself primarily as a kindergarten teacher. She is a popular international presenter and keynoter. Marilyn lives with her husband Peter in Wanaka, New Zealand and Denver, Colorado.

  Yetta Goodman
  Co-Author of
 
  Reading Miscue Inventory: From Evaluation
  to Instruction  and
  Reading Strategies:  Focus on Comprehension

      Discussed:
     Miscue Analysis and Reading
     Strategies: Past, Present, Future  

      When:   July 23-26, 2007
      Where: The Learning Network Listserve

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Yetta M. Goodman is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona – Tucson, College of Education, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture.  She has been researching miscue analysis, early literacy process, and kid watching for many years.  In addition to her leadership roles in many professional organizations, she has authored and co-authored many books and articles, including Reading Miscue Inventory, Reading Strategies, and Retrospective Miscue Analysis: Revaluing readers and Reading.