Writing Resources

Resources for teachers of writing


Recommended Books

  • Applebee, A. N., & Langer, J. A. (2013). Writing instruction that works: Proven methods for middle and high school classrooms. Teachers College Press.

  • Chavez, J. (2021). The anti-racist writing workshop: How to de-colonize the creative classroom. Haymarket Books.

  • Christensen, L. (2017). Reading, writing, and rising up: Teaching about social justice and the power of the written word. Rethinking Schools.

  • Dawson, C. (2016). The teacher-writer: Creating writing groups for personal and professional growth. Teachers College Press.

  • Elliott, L. A., Jaxon, K., & Salter, I. (2016). Composing science: A facilitator’s guide to writing in the science classroom. Teachers College Press.

  • Hillocks, G. (2011). Teaching argument writing, grades 6-12: Supporting claims with relevant evidence and clear reasoning. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

  • Jones., S., Genishi, C., & Alvermann, D. (2014). Writing and teaching to change the world: Connecting with our most vulnerable students. Teachers College Press.

  • Kittle, P. (2008). Write beside them: Risk, voice, and clarity in high school writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

  • Koch, R. (2020). The mindful writing workshop: Teaching in the age of stress and trauma. Outskirts Press.

  • Monte-Sano, C., De La Paz, S., & Felton, M. (2014). Reading, thinking, and writing about history: Teaching argument writing to diverse learners in the Common Core classroom, grades 6-12. Teachers College Press.

  • Thompkins, G. (2020). Literacy in the middle grades: Teaching reading and writing to fourth through eighth graders (2nd ed.). Pearson.

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