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Doing Words, Using the Power of Children’s Personal Images to Teach Reading and Writing, was first published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1987 and was re-issued by Sheridan Press in 2000. By choosing their own important word every day, children who do Words learn that their own ideas are powerful, and they learn to write in standard English and spelling. Doing Words is based on the Key Vocabulary of Sylvia Ashton-Warner, a New Zealand teacher of Maori children in the 1940s and 1950s who recounted her work in Teacher in 1963 . . . read more
Doing Words
Using the Power of Children’s Personal Images to Teach Reading and Writing
5.5 x 8.25", 266 pages
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More Than Words, Child-Centered Lessons for Connecting Life and Literacy, was published by Zephyr Press in 1995. Intended for use by primary-grade teachers, K-1-2-3, this book includes chapters about teaching literature, sign, poetry, grammar, and science as well as writing. A short description of the Doing Words program by Katie Johnson is included in this book . . . read more
More Than Words
Child-Centered Lessons for Connecting Life and Literacy
8.5 x 11", 241 pages
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Reading Into Writing, Using Children’s Literature to Teach Writing to Children, was published by Sheridan Press in 2000. Covering the forms, genres, and traits of elementary school writing instruction, Reading Into Writing is a how-to book of lessons for teachers of grades K-6. It includes excerpts from both literature for children and writings by children . . .
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Reading Into Writing
Using Children’s Literature to Teach Writing to Children
5.5 x 8.5", 148 pages
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