Crafting Writers, K-6

In Crafting Writers, K–6 Elizabeth Hale shows us how to identify specific elements of writing craft when assessing student work and planning instruction, and use them to teach students the specific techniques that will move them forward as writers.
Learning the techniques that make up good writing also allows teachers to see craft in many different levels of writing, a skill that is particularly powerful when conferring with below-grade-level writers. Additional chapters look closely at assessment and classroom management practices like group conferring.