How Do I Get Them to Write?: Explore the Reading-Writing Connection Using Freewriting and Mentor Texts to Motivate and Empower Students

by Karen Filewych

Committed to the premise that all students can learn to write with appropriate teaching, modelling, and practice, How Do I Get Them To Write? argues that reading and writing go hand in hand. Through reading, writing and the inevitable discussions that follow, students learn from the experiences of others, open their minds to many possibilities, gain a glimpse into worlds unknown to them, make connections to their own lives, and reflect on their own choices and learning.

An ideal resource for teachers who love writing as well as those who find it challenging.

160 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2017

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled with good ideas for K-6, many of which I'm looking forward to trying. The freewrite, in particular, seems like a great tool. I also really appreciated the breakdown of how to teach narratives by looking for story structures. I wonder how these ideas would pan out in a French Immersion classroom...

The booklists of model texts for each type of writing are also helpful, and I'm glad that they feature so many Canadian titles too. Again, wish there were a French list, but I know that's not the audience Filewych is writing for...

[Denyse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written book exploring the craft of writing.