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It encourages flexibility and differentiation in product, processes, content, and environment.

It prompts students to use steps of the writing process.

Teachers aim to help student's find good reasons to write.

Teachers are able to identify strengths of each student as a writer and see what their next teaching step should be.

Writing workshops involve mini-lessons that introduce new ways and modes for students to practice and strengthen their writing.

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NEA's Top 100 Books for Kids

What Makes a Children's Book Good?

8 Tips for Choosing Children's Books

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1. Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05, 2017, from   http://www.nea.org/grants/teachers-top-100-books-for-children.html

2. Gidwitz, A. (2017, August 07). What Makes a Children's Book Good? Retrieved December 05, 2017, from https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-goosebumps-conundrum-what-makes-a-childrens-book-good

3. 8 Tips for Choosing Children's Books. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05, 2017, from https://storiesandchildren.com/tips-for-choosing-childrens-books/

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The writing workshop components serve as a type of formative assessment by supporting development of the writer, not simply delivering content.

Implementing a writer's notebook can help student's generate ideas, explore thinking, and play with language.

It involves peer-to-peer and teacher-to-student participation for students to collaborate with multiple different people.

Student's with diverse needs can be supported as they work on their individual writing at their own pace.

Teachers can conference with the students to not only support the student in developing his or her writing skills, but also to learn about where the student may need more guidance or extra practice.

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Mentor texts are pieces of literature that teachers can introduce to students to help students learn how to do what they may not yet be able to do on their own.

Mentor texts guide writing and offer inspiration.

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Strong literature will interest the students in reading and writing.

Quality literature provides children with examples of different types of writing that can inspire them to practice.

Students can refer back to the literature to guide them through their own writing. (Mentor Texts)

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How are Writing Workshops and the Writing Process related? 

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How are Writing Workshops and the Writing Process related? 

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During writing workshops, students are given an ample amount time everyday to implement the writing process in their pieces of writing. This workshop can even be incorporated with mini-lessons to teach new skills involving the writing process.

Incorporating a mini lesson with the writing workshops consists of:

1. Teacher conducting mini lesson on a specific targeted skill.
2. Students write while teacher consults with each individual students.
3. Students share pieces of writing within small groups.
4. Students finalize edits and publish their final piece of writing.

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Teachers can use these resources to provide the best possible experience.

Appreciation of Diversity Resources:
- Multicultural Review
- Teaching Tolerance Magazine

Information on Books:
- Book Links
- Booklist
- Horn Book Magazine
http://www.hbook.com/horn-book-magazine-2/#_

Reading and Language Arts:
- Language Arts
- The Reading Teacher
- School Library Journal

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A framework where students develop and edit a piece or pieces of writing. This process is uninterrupted, taking place preferably everyday at the same time. Students are also allowed to consult with peers and teacher before publishing final result.

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Integrating Quality Children's Literature into the Writing Workshop

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Integrating Quality Children's Literature into the Writing Workshop