Making it Write

Bethany M. Rice is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education and Literacy at Towson University. Her research interests include inclusive education, preservice teacher preparation, literacy assessment, and critical reflection. Her work is featured in journals such as Action in Teacher Education, Teaching Education, and The Teacher Educator. Stephanie M. Moody is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Towson University. Her research interests include preservice teacher preparation, writing instruction, children’s literature, and translanguaging. Her work is published in journals including The Reading Teacher, The New Educator, and Literacy Research and Instruction.

• Dedication - List of Figures - List of Tables - Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Part I Problematizing Writing Instruction in K-12 Schools: A Critical Examination of Current Practices - Chapter 1 From Prescription to Purpose: Transforming Writing Instruction in the Age of Standardized Assessment, Emily Holtz - Chapter 2 A Critical Analysis of 3rd Grade Writing Curriculum & Its Implications for Preparing Writing Teachers, Kristen Evans, Denise Morgan - Chapter 3 Reimagining Writing Instruction in the Age of AI, Bridget Newell, Angela Kohnen - Chapter 4 Cultivating a Literacy Rope: Expanding the Science of Reading (SOR) to Include Writing and Cultural Competency, Melissa Wrenn, Meghan Liebfreund - Chapter 5 Beyond the Script: Integrating Authentic Writing into K-12 Classrooms, Taylor Weber - Part II Problematizing Writing Instruction in Teacher Preparation: A Critical Examination of Current Practices & Outside the Box Solutions - Chapter 6 Voices from the Field: Critical Reflections on Teaching Writing, Stephanie M. Moody, Bethany M. Rice, Alysia Backman, Julie Kenny Calzini, Anne Fava, Rebecca Huber, Cora Kuykendall, Taylor Weber - Chapter 7 Writing Pedagogy in Action, Kristine Pytash, Densise Morgan - Chapter 8 Developing Teachers of Writing: Peer Writing Mentors Opportunities for Learning, Bethany M. Rice, Stephanie M. Moody - Chapter 9 Emerging Leaders, Emerging Voices: Vignettes as Professional Development, Pamela Hickey, Vicki McQuitty, Sarah Brewer, Isabella Ferro, Katie Mackay, Amy Penn, Noah Rallo - Part III Teaching Writing Pedagogy in Coursework - Chapter 10 What Matters in Writing Methods?: An Examination of Course Format, Self-Efficacy for Writing, and Self-Efficacy for Teaching Writing, Katherine Landau Wright, Lindsey Wiggins, Tracey Hodges, Sherry Dismuke - Chapter 11 Rewriting Writing Education: A Practice Based Teacher Education (PBTE) Model for Writing Teacher Preparation, Stephanie M. Moody, Bethany M. Rice - Chapter 12 The Critical Role of Writing Instruction in Teacher Education: Revisiting the Writer’s Notebook, Joy Myers, Chelsey Bahlmann Bollinger, Alicia Berry - Chapter 13 Preparing Teacher Candidates to Teach Writing to Diverse Gifted Children: Centrality of Writing to Teaching, Stephen Schroth, Ocie Watson-Thompson, Jennifer K. Pett, Jen Mangus Haley - Chapter 14 What Preservice Teachers Pay Attention to and the Language They Use to Give Feedback to Students’ Writing: An Eye Movement Study, Maria Perpetua U. Liwanag, Lijun Jin - Chapter 15 Strategies and Structures for Building a Writing Teacher’s Self-Efficacy, Erin Tinti, Kathleen Brinegar - Chapter 16 Journeys from Junior Teacher Candidates through Novice Teaching: Developing Writing Identities and as Teachers of Writing, Roya Q. Scales, Kelly N. Tracy - Notes on Contributors