Every Kid a Writer: Strategies That Get Everyone Writing

Written by Kelly Boswell

Narrated by Kelly Boswell

Sometimes the hardest part about teaching writing is getting students to write at all. Kelly Boswell reminds us that every  writer is reluctant to write at some point. It’s the conditions––not the kids––that determine success. In Every Kid A Writer, Kelly provides six field-tested strategies to get everyone in the classroom writing with energy and enthusiasm:

• Use mentors and modeling to fuel engagement 
• Create a safe and daily space for writing
• Expose writers to real readers
• Offer choice
• Maintain a healthy perspective on conventions
• Shape writing identity through assessment

Chapters provide moments to pause and reflect, samples of student work, clear explanations of how these strategies and ideas support state and national standards, and practical, powerful ways to try out strategies in your own classroom.

As Kelly writes: “We want kids to know, deep in their bones, that writing has so much to give and so much to teach. It starts with us.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Release date: Mar 27, 2024
• ISBN: 9780325179926

Kelly Boswell

Kelly Boswell has many years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, literacy coach, and district literacy specialist. She is passionate about seeing young readers and writers blossom and grow into independent learners. She is the coauthor of Solutions for Reading Comprehension and Crafting Nonfiction and has recently published a series of nonfiction books for children with Capstone. Kelly lives in Montana with her husband and two young sons.