http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/ralph?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "ralph" on Netvouz http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9033&r=sb061026 View entire book online. Ralph Fletcher draws upon his years of experience as staff developer, children's book author, and father of four boys. He also taps the insights from dozens of writing teachers around the US and abroad. Boy Writers asks teachers to imagine the writing classroom from a boy's perspective, and consider specific steps we might take to create stimulating classrooms for boys. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:02:50 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9095&r=sb071119 Since its publication in 1998 Craft Lessons by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi has become a mainstay of writing teachers, both new and experienced. Readers value the pithy, practical lessons—each printed on one page—and appreciate the instructional language geared to three grade-level groupings: K–2, 3–4, and 5–8. This new edition provides up-dated examples and many new features. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:10:55 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=9046 Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi write, "Writing conferences can be difficult to manage, and it's tempting to omit them from the workshop, but these one-to-one interactions are crucial. Writers need response, not only from their peers but from us as well." In this two-part series we revisit (See When Students Write by the same authors) Bailey's Elementary school on the outskirts of Washington, DC, to watch and listen as accomplished teachers confer with students about their writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:45:10 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9025&r=&REFERER= The four videos by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi (developed at Bailey's Elementary School, a school with many ELLs in the outskirts of Washington DC) cover all the practical components necessary for establishing and implementing a successful writing workshop, including the importance of choice, creating a risk-taking environment, the difference between skills and craft, the writer's notebook, the writing conference, revision, the role of literature, and much more. When used in conjunction with the authors' books, Craft Lessons and Nonfiction Craft Lessons, these programs provide a practical resource on how best to teach writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:39:07 GMT