Choice and Agency in the Writing Workshop: Developing Engaged Writers, Grades 4-6

by Fred L. Hamel

Step into a classroom and "listen in" on the writing initiatives and motivations of students who are given significant choice and agency in the development of their writing. Discover why upper elementary children need ways to become literate as kids, not merely as prototypes of adults or teenagers. Filled with rich portraits of in-class writing interactions and challenges, this book highlights various themes that help teachers become better observers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807758558
• ISBN13: 9780807758557
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"