Bursting with the energetic voices of young writers and their families, this book follows the development of emergent and beginning writers as they explore the power and joy of written communication. Wollman-Bonilla's analysis of how two primary grade teachers implement Family Message Journals in their classrooms illustrates that the journals are a workable, realistic, and effective strategy for literacy and content-area learning. Wollman-Bonilla focuses on the journal entries of four representative students and their families; questions widespread assumptions about teaching writing; and identifies teachers' and families' roles in helping elementary students appropriate new genres, topics, and purposes for writing. By the end of the book, readers will understand why these children protested the rare day of class that did not include writing in their Family Message Journals.
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A useful an effective strategy for authentic writing,
By A 9-year old reader (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Family Message Journals: Teaching Writing through Family Involvement (Paperback)
Although this book is about two 1st grade teachers' use of family message journals, I am a 3rd grade teacher and still found it very useful. Before reading this book, I sensed that message journals were an effective way to get students to communicate about their learning with their families, but I didn't have any guidelines or research to back to it up. Now I do and am very confident about my decision to use family message journals on a daily basis. If you are looking for a way to integrate content area learning, writing and family communication then I highly recommend this book.
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