Philips Donna Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms

<P><EM>Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms</EM> nurtures teachers'' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking. This text is about writing instruction as a journey teachers and students embark on together. The focus is on learning how to teach writing through specific teaching and learning structures found in the Writing Studio: mini-lessons; teacher and peer conferencing; guided writing; and sharing, celebrating, and broadcasting writing. Pedagogical features include teaching structures and strategies, "Problematizing Practice" classroom scenarios, assessment resources, and a Companion Website. Because a teacher who views him or herself as a writer is best positioned to implement the Writing Studio, a parallel text, <I>Becoming-writer,</I> give readers space to consider who they are as a writer, their personal process as a writer, and who they might become as a