Across the Summer Institute, we want to deepen our understandings about the teaching of writing. Some of us are new to the profession; others of us have been immersed in this work for years. However, the teaching of writing is multifaceted; there is always more to learn and plenty to reconsider, especially as we face new challenges of these times.

One of the main ways we will work on teaching writing will be in study groups, approximately at level. We will be forming into three main groups: elementary, middle school, and high school/college. The groups will meet on Monday afternoons.

Elementary: Melissa Butler, facilitator; MaryRose Creedon, Amy Guzik, Holly Mawn, Sarah Posti, Melanie Riddle, Gabrielle Sokol, Laura Schiller

Middle School: Michelle King, facilitator; Amy Bouch, Mallory Brown, Lisa Fevola, Dana Grossi, Andrew Miller, Janel Prinkey, Sara Sora

High School/College: Kellie Skweres and Laura Roop, facilitators; Kristen Fischer, Kayleigh Gaborek, James Hommes, Derek Long, Renee Saylor, Danielle Thompson, MaryLu Hutchins, Nicole Peeler

Resources on the Teaching of Writing (and other subject areas):

Already Ready: Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten by Katie Wood Ray and Matt Glover (pre-school and kindergarten)

Study Driven: A Framework for Planning Units of Study in the Writing Workshop by Katie Wood Ray (upper elementary)

In Pictures and in Words: Teaching the Qualities of Good Writing Through Illustration Study by Katie Wood Ray (preK-Grade 3)

How’s it Going?: A Practical Guide for Conferring with Student Writers by Carl Anderson (elementary)

Heart Maps: Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing by Georgia Heard

The Mindful Writing Workshop: Teaching in the Age of Stress and Trauma, Richard Koch (K-9)

Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers, Ruth Ayres (K-12)

Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching about Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word, 2nd edition, Linda Christensen (secondary)

180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents, Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle (secondary)

Why They Can’t Write, John Warner (secondary, college)

Creating Confident Writers for High School, College, and Life, Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn (secondary, college)

Being Black is Not a Risk Factor, National Black Child Development Center (click here to access file to download)

Dubunking the "Language Gap"

The Long, Contentious History of the ‘Word Gap’ Study

It's Time to Move Beyond the Word Gap

Differences as Deficiencies

The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom edited by Lisa Delpit and Joanne Dowdy

Copy of Troy Hicks' presentation (July 1, Write Center):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C5_Gn2hbUxP8DePWQ1M_8yHp6R5_20gbzhxHPumrclQ/edit

Other Books and resources are listed in the "Additional Resources" section on the NWP/WPWP resources page.