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Subject: EDUCNumber: 793
Title: Literacy Essentials: Conferring with Young Writers Pre K-2
Level: GraduateMedium: Text-based
Semester: On-goingUnits: 3
Cost: $360Register: Online Registration (LEI courses)
Description: 
Prepare to be amazed at what your young writers can accomplish! Writing conferences are a stratigic way to support and enhance writing skills in the youngest of writers. This course gives educators a framework for conducting writing conferences with students using a clear, purposeful manner. Learn effective record-keeping systems that allow you to match your mini lessons with your student's writing needs; successful communication skills that bring out the best in your writers, and valuable techniques for tailoring conferences to the English Language Learner.
Objectives: As a result of this participation in this course, students should:
  1. Understand the four steps used for a writers conferenc
  2. Develop classroom management techniques for use during writing conferences
  3. Create teacher to student dialogue to be used during the writing conferences
  4. Discover how to incorporate the techniques of the writing conference with ELLs
  5. Analyze their individual strengths and weaknesses in the area of writers' conferences
Textbook: 
Instructor: Kyle Pederson, Dr. William Martin
Website Updated: September 2, 2008
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