Böcker av Lynne Dorfman

Detailing everything from explanations of writing process and writing traits to small-group strategy lessons and minilessons about craft moves, this comprehensive book will provide the know-how to feel confident and comfortable in the teaching of writers.

Provides the tools and strategies you need to use formative assessment in writing workshops. Through Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty's ideas, you will be able to establish an environment where students will internalize ways that they can assess their own writing and become independent writers.

If you are a teacher of grades K-6, you might be asking, "Shoud I teach grammar in my class on a daily basis? How would I go about doing this? And how can I teach grammar so it isn't boring to my kids?" In Grammar Matters, Lynne Dofman and Diane Dougherty answer these questions and more.

Shows teachers how to use poems in both reading and writing workshops and across content areas. Written in a friendly, conversational tone, this practical book explores a variety of poetic forms, including poems that inspire response, list poems, acrostic poems, persona poems, and poems for two voices - versatile forms of poetry that can be used at every level.