Reclaiming Writing

Richard J. Meyer is Professor, University of New Mexico, College of Education, Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies, USA.Kathryn F. Whitmore is the Ashland Inc./Nystrand Chair in Early Childhood Education, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville, USA.

"This follow-up volume to the editors' 2011 Reclaiming Reading highlights issues teachers need to be aware of as they seek to meet the needs of their students. Summing Up: Recommended." ― J.A. Reyhner, Northern Arizona University, in CHOICE, July 2014“Teaching writing in an era of scripted curricula and standardized testing can be lonely and discouraging. Reclaiming Writing brings together a community of support, providing us research, experience, and strategies for (once again) engaging in the joyful and passionate work of being writers and teachers of writing. It is an inspiring read for those already teaching and for those learning to teach.” ― Donna Kalmbach Phillips, Pacific University, USA“…reclaims power for students and teachers, which has been stripped off in today’s standards-driven environment. This book sheds light and hope in our education with vivid examples of teaching writing in the crack of the dark age or in open opposition to dehumanized standardization.” ― Danling Fu, University of Florida, USA

• Introduction 1. Introduction: Reclaiming Writing Pillar I: LEARNING 2. Shoshana Learns to Write: A Longitudinal Study - Yetta M. Goodman and Kenneth S. GoodmanChapter 2 Extension: Reclaiming Identities and Learning to Write - Bobbie Kabuto3. Artful Bookmaking: Learning by Design - Kathryn F. Whitmore & Marie GernesChapter 3 Extension: The Circus of Design - S. Rebecca Leigh4. Learning to Respond in Writers’ Workshop - Allen KoshewaChapter 4 Extension: Learning Authentic Genres in a Community of Writers - Michael L. Shaw Pillar II: TEACHING 5. When the Water Goes Bad and Other Essential Reasons to Argue and Write About Science in Elementary Classrooms - Lori Norton-Meier and Brian HandChapter 5 Extension: Young Mathematicians Writing for Real Reasons - Elisa Waingort 6. Teaching the Joy of Writing through Wikis - Shannon Blady & Roxanne Henkin Chapter 6 Extension: After-School Technology Possibilities - Lindsay Laurich & Kathryn F. Whitmore7. Supporting Writers as They Learn to Spell: A Holistic Approach - Maryann Manning & Marilee RansomChapter 7 Extension: Constructivist Spelling, Yes! Constructivist Grammar, Too! - Sandra Wilde Pillar III: CURRICULUM 8. Reworking Writing Workshop - Kathryn Mitchell PierceChapter 8 Extension: Creating Gems of Writing - Dick Koblitz9. Writing Pictures, Drawing Stories: Reclaiming Multimodal Composing in First Grade - Prisca Martens, Ray Martens, Michelle Hassay Doyle, and Jenna Loomis Chapter 9 Extension: Reclaiming Multimodal Responses in Fifth Grade - Renita Schmidt10. Sing Me a Song of Writing: Transforming the Writing Curriculum with the Help of One Child’s Determination - Jane BaskwillChapter 10 Extension: Trusting Students’ Visions for a Participatory Video Project - Lenny SanchezPillar IV: LANGUAGE 11. Using Multiple Languages to Write with Passion and Purpose - Katie Van SluysChapter 11 Extension: Translanguaging: A Language Space for Multilinguals - Susana Ibara Johnson & Richard J. Meyer12. Intentional Moves to Build Community in Writer’s Workshop - Amy Seely Flint & Sanjuana RodriguezChapter 12 Extension: Uncovering Children’s Expository Writing within Home and Community Lives - Charlene Klassen Endrizzi 13. “Learning How to Mean:” Writing and Gardening in Two Urban Schools - Patricia Paugh, Mary Moran, and Geoff RoseChapter 13 Extension: “So My Grandpa Knows What Way to Drive the Tractor:” Children Engage Rural Ways of Knowing - Lori Norton-Meier Pillar V: SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS 14. Producing Cultural Imaginaries in the Playshop - Karen Wohlwend & Carmen Liliana MedinaChapter 14 Extension: The Girls Go to the 70s and the 80s: Self-Produced Videos and Play - Chuck Jurich & Richard J. Meyer15. Digital Media, Critical Literacy, and the Everyday: Exploring Writing in the 21st Century - Vivian Maria Vasquez, Peggy Albers, & Jerome C. HarsteChapter 15 Extension: Writing as Designing: Reclaiming the Social and Multimodal Aspects of Writing - Candice R. Kuby 16. Democratic Writing in Video Production: Reclaiming the Social Nature of Writing Practices - Chuck Jurich and Richard J. MeyerChapter 16 Extension: Democratic Writing and Multiliteracies Work in Schools and Community Centers - Linda Skidmore Coggin & Carmen Liliana Medina Conclusion 17. Listening to Compose Spaces for Identities, Relationships, and Actions