Getting writing into your classroom
Literacy expert Nancy Frey says that writing should be going on all the time in every classroom. The goal in her own classrooms is to hit 500 words a day every day, every class period.
Watching his daughter’s class raise money for a homeless shelter led author Philip M. Hoose to write his first book — an anthology of stories about young social activists.
Author Jerry Spinelli says no one told him how difficult it would be to make a living writing books. Sometimes he had to choose between cough syrup and milk for his children.
Author Kate DiCamillo’s advice to aspiring writers is to read all kinds of books, write every day, and pay attention to people because everyone has something to offer.
