Smuggling Writing

Dr. Karen Wood has been training literacy specialists for over 25 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she is a Professor in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education. Dr. Wood is a published author and former reading teacher, reading specialist, and K–12 instructional coordinator, and much of her writing focuses on translating research and theory into classroom practice across all subjects and grade levels. Bruce Taylor is an Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy Education at UNC Charlotte and Director of the Center for Adolescent Literacies. His research and teaching focus on the social and cultural aspects of literacy and learning of adolescents and, in particular, ways to meet the academic learning needs of diverse and marginalized students. He is author and co-author of numerous books, book chapters and articles that focus on literacy across subject areas, digital literacy and community-based support for struggling readers. Bruce can be contacted at bruce.taylor@uncc.edu. Katie Kelly is a Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Literacy Graduate Program at Furman University in Greenville, SC. As a former teacher and literacy coach, Katie’s teaching and research interests include engaging children in meaningful literacy experiences and practices to foster lifelong literacy, equity, and justice. She is widely published in several peer-reviewed journals including The Reading Teacher and Voices from the Middle. She has co-authored three other books: Reading To Make a Difference: Using Literature to Help Students Think Deeply Speak Freely and Take Action (Heinemann), From Pencils to Podcasts: Digital Tools to Transform K-12 Literacy Practices (Solution Tree) and Smuggling Writing: Strategies that Get Students to Write Every Day, in Every Content Area (3-12) (Corwin). She can be contacted on Twitter @ktkelly14 and by email katie.kelly@furman.edu.

"Smuggling Writing shows teachers how to incorporate written response activity results into lesson plans that empower students in grades 3-12 to take charge of their own reading and writing growth. The idea is that more writing can be added to even the heaviest curriculum approach, and this is supported through classroom-tested lesson plans that show students how to use a particular set of strategies in all of their educational pursuits."

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsA Matrix for Using This BookSection I. Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentScenario: A Look Inside a Middle School ClassroomWhat the Research Tells Us About Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentStrategy 1. Frayer Model PlusStrategy 2. Semantic Feature Analysis PlusStrategy 3. Vocabulary CardsStrategy 4. Vocabulary-Concept JournalsStrategy 5. Vocabulary Self-Awareness ChartSection II. ComprehensionScenario: A Look Inside an Elementary School ClassroomWhat the Research Tells Us About Comprehension and Close ReadingStrategy 6. List–Group–Label–WriteStrategy 7. Book Reviews/Book TrailersStrategy 8. Generating Interactions Between Schemata and Text (GIST)Strategy 9. Extended Anticipation GuideStrategy 10. Possible SentencesStrategy 11. Story ImpressionsStrategy 12. Reading Road MapStrategy 13. Say Something and SummarizeStrategy 14. Somebody–Wanted–But–So–ThenStrategy 15. Exchange Compare WritingStrategy 16. RAFT WritingStrategy 17. So What?Strategy 18. Found Poetry SummariesStrategy 19. Sticky Note MapsStrategy 20. Double Entry Journal/Dialectic Response JournalSection III. Research and InquiryScenario: A Look Inside a High School History ClassroomWhat the Research Tells Us About Inquiry and ResearchStrategy 21. 1–2–3 ResearchStrategy 22. Collaborative Listening Viewing Guide (CLVG)Strategy 23. HerringboneStrategy 24. Inquiry ChartsStrategy 25. KWL PlusStrategy 26. Multiple Source Research StrategyStrategy 27. Web Page Evaluation ToolsSection IV. DiscussionScenario: A Look Inside a Middle School Science ClassroomWhat the Research Tells Us About Classroom DiscussionStrategy 28. Discussion WebsStrategy 29. Talking DrawingsStrategy 30. Tea PartyStrategy 31. Think–Pair–Share–WriteStrategy 32. Ticket to Talk