FREE "Building Stronger Writers" Book Study
with Jennifer Serravallo's book Teaching Writing in Small Groups
PK-8th Writing Teachers & Instructional Coaches
Fill your toolbox of writing strategies for teaching all students at multiple levels through a variety of writing 1 on 1 conferences & small groups!
Even if you have writers at all different levels, and feel like you can’t effectively teach them all at once.
Even though the summer book study is over, you can join us ANYTIME! All the Live Zoom Calls are recorded and you can hop into the Literacy Teacher Greatness Community on Facebook for all the discussion questions.
If you want your students to LOVE to write, not feel like it’s a “chore” for them to check off the list, and become more confident writers; then I’m so glad you’re here. I have some questions for you?
1) Meeting with as many writers as you possibly can one of your goals for next school year?
2) Do you want to expand your toolbox of writing strategies for teaching this summer; so that you can pull out a second… a third…and a fourth strategy whenever you need it?
3) Would like to learn a variety of 1 on 1 conferences and small groups for writing?
Then come join me my FREE
"Building Stronger Writers" self-paced book study!
Taken directly from the back cover of Jennifer Serravallo’s book:
“Jen shows how to determine student goals, find patterns in your class, and create groups for maximum effectiveness and efficiency. Next, she lays out key principles to keep in mind for teaching responsively and clearly so your teaching sticks. Then she streamlines differentiated instruction with a menu of small-group options for providing just-right support and highly targeted lessons, bringing strategies to life in your classroom.”
By the end of this book study you will have:
But above all else...
“Building Stronger Writers” Book Study will show you how to reach more students where they’re at in a timely manner. You’ll feel confident that you’re choosing “the next most pressing need or strategy”.
You know the kind of writing strategies that:
- stick
- your students can remember
- they can use often to become stronger writers
AND that allow them to make the most progress for the year.
Building Stronger Writers Book Study
Summer Session is over but you can join ANYTIME!
All the Live Zoom Calls are recorded and you can hop into the Literacy Teacher Greatness Community on Facebook for all the discussion questions.
Here's how it works:
Dive deep into all 10 chapters of Teaching Writing in Small Groups
1: The Case for Small Group Instruction in Writing
2: Forming Groups
3: Understanding the Principles of Effective Guided Practice
4: Strategy Lessons
5: Guided Writing
6: Shared Writing
7: Interactive Writing
8: Inquiry Groups
9: Reflection Groups
10: Partnerships & Clubs
Follow the Study Guide for Teaching Writing in Small Groups
We will use the study guide companion to Teaching Writing in Small Groups by Molly Feeney Wood throughout the summer.
Yes…we are teachers; but we are also learners. When we try the conferences and small groups for ourselves, study and discuss the video clips together, and reflect on our own practices…our teaching shines in the classroom.
This study guide will allow us to read, pause, and reflect, so that our students get the very best of us and our instruction.
Wait, there's more!
Here are TWO huge bonuses when you join the “Building Stronger Writers” summer book study!
Webinar Recordings of the Book Study Calls
These live Zoom calls happened over the summer 2021. We recorded them so you can still get the FREE writing strategies and bonus training.
You will have access to a password protected page where all the video recordings will be.
Let’s work together to boost our conferring power and fill our tool box of writing strategies for next school year.
Literacy Teacher Greatness Community
You can finally stop reinventing the wheel! Desirée, her team + other literacy teachers and instructional coaches, who have the same writing goals as you; will share writing strategies, answer your questions, and provide encouragement and accountability. You won’t have to figure out how to use writing small groups by yourself.
Even though the book study ended on August 21st, you will be able to stay in this community as long as you want; so you can have support and encouragement every step of the way as you implement these new writing strategies for teaching next school year.
Are you ready to boost your conferring power, fill your toolbox of writing strategies for teaching all your students no matter what level they are?
Then, come and join the Building Stronger Writers book study now!
Absolutely FREE!!!
Join Anytime!!!
Includes:
- Deep Dive into all 10 chapters of Teaching Writing in Small Groups by Jennifer Serravallo
- We will use study guide companion by Molly Feeney Wood
- BONUS: Webinar Recordings of the Book Study Calls via Zoom
- BONUS: Literacy Teacher Greatness FREE Community on Facebook
You can register here to join us NOW!
Hey Literacy Teachers & Instructional Coaches!
I'm Desirée McGee-Greene
I can’t tell you how happy I am that you’re here! I’m a former elementary teacher and reading specialist, currently a PK-12 instructional coach, TpT teacher author, business owner, Mama to 1 adorable little boy, wife to my bestie, and I just love me some I Love Lucy!
I've been where you are...trust me!
- Feeling the pressure to get my students writing scores up
- Wondering if I’m really reaching all my students
- Spending my nights and weekends doing tons of grading on-demand writing assessments and students’ published work
- And most importantly…wishing I had more time for my family
After 16 years as a teacher and instructional coach, I still find each writing conference with a student to be a unique–and sometimes difficult– challenge.
But you are not alone.
We can learn new ways of thinking, fill our tool box of writing strategies that work to boost our conferring power!
Literacy Teacher Greatness was born!
I can’t wait to be your coach and cheerleader every step of the way to help your students become stronger, more confident writers faster than ever before!
Let’s do this together!
