They're All Writers

Jennifer Sanders is an associate professor of literacy education at Oklahoma State University.Rebecca L. Damron is a former associate professor of English and writing center director at Oklahoma State University.

• AcknowledgmentsWriting Centers in the Elementary SchoolA Percolating Idea: How Skyline Elementary Got Its Writing CenterPeer Tutoring LessonsThe Skyline Writing CenterPowerful Practice is Contagious: The Will Rogers Writing CenterDocumenting Student LearningOur Goals for this BookA Note about TerminologyBuilding a Strong Foundation with Writing Process TheoryTenets of Writing Process Theory and PedagogyResources for Getting Writers StartedConclusionWriting Center Principles and PedagogyThe Evolution of Writing Centers and Writing Center PedagogyCore Writing Center PrinciplesCollaborative Learning in the Writing CenterPeer Tutoring Versus Peer ResponseWriting Center PedagogyConclusionEstablishing, Maintaining, and Sustaining the Writing CenterThe Writing Center DirectorBuilding Your Background KnowledgeDeveloping an Instructional FrameworkFiguring out the Instructional LogisticsThe Physical SpaceDesigning and Staffing the Writing CenterCreating a Writing Center ProspectusKeeping Records in the Writing CenterWriting Center Session Planning FormThe Writer’s ReportThe Tutor’s ReportSustaining a Writing CenterConclusionThe Social and Instructional Power of Peer TutoringOur QuestionsCollecting and Analyzing the DataThe StudentsWhat Did They Talk About? Students’ Writing Center ConversationsListening in on the Tutoring Sessions Transcription LegendConclusionsTeaching Children to Become Writing CoachesConnections to the Common Core State StandardsPeer Conferencing or Peer Tutoring?A Teacher’s First Attempt with a Writing Center: A Reflection by Heather CorbettThe Writing Peer Tutoring LessonsWeek 1: Metaphors for the Writing ProcessWeek 2: Learning to Peer Tutor with the WRITE MnemonicWeek 3: Peer Tutoring DemonstrationWeek 4: Content and Ideas—“Show, Don’t Tell”Week 5: OrganizationRecommended Narrative and Informational BooksInformational Text StructuresWeek 6: Word Choice and Sentence FluencyWeek 7: Grammar and ConventionsWeek 8: Practice Peer TutoringConcluding Thoughts about the Lesson PlansThe End of the BeginningPeer Tutoring as a Democratizing and Empowering ProcessPeer Tutoring as Powerful Social InteractionShifting the Role of the TeacherFinal ThoughtsSupporting Materials for Tutoring LessonsSupporting Materials for Lesson 1Extensions on the Metaphorical Introduction to the Writing ProcessSupporting Materials for Lesson 6Supporting Materials for Lesson 7Student Writing Samples for Tutoring PracticeSample 3rd-Grade Student WritingSample 4th-Grade Student WritingSample 5th-Grade Student WritingReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

"By bridging the worlds of academia and practice, Sanders and Damron have provided teachers with a roadmap that not only helps children realize their potential as effective writers, but also helps them realize their powerful potential as citizens."—Teachers College Record