Contains 1,020 high-use writing words.

Explains how to create the philosophical and physical environment needed to develop successful writing communities in which students learn, practice, and apply writing-craft skills.

The 180 Lessons in this sequential system of daily word work will help students devlop fluency in reading and writing high frequency words. They will talk about the words, look for special features, use letters to build the words and write them. Includes black line masters to copy letters, word tiles and header cards.

Encouragement, support, and specifics on putting whole language theory into practice--things that today's educators need. Invitations offers all of them, and Routman invites all teachers to reflect upon their teaching. She provides specific strategies for the daily management and educational issues that teachers struggle with in their efforts to make teaching more relevant for their students and themselves.

Uses the activities of fictional educators and students to explore and apply the lessons of recent research to everyday classroom instruction.