Talking Points, Vol. 17, No. 2, May 2006

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• Complete Issue

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  Abstract: Read the full issue online.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• From the Editors

  Bess Altwerger and Prisca Martens, editors

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  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• Imagining Better Futures: Standing TAWL Together

  Katie Van Sluys, Elizabeth Shapiro, Lindsay Mehlberg, and Shannon Galfi

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  Abstract: Three new teachers and a university faculty member form a TAWL (Teachers Applying Whole Language) group to share experiences, inquire, support each other, and collectively challenge the status quo in English language arts classrooms.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• What Students Want Writing Teachers to Know: A Readers Theatre Based on Longitudinal Listening, Grades 3-12

  Mara Casey and Stephen I. Hemenway

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  Abstract: Written in the form of a readers theatre, this article follows two students, Rose and Marshall, and some of their teachers, from third through twelfth grade. The students were interviewed every two years from third grade through high school for their thoughts about writing

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• Building Community in a "New" Professional Development School

  Roxanne Henkin and Lorri Davis

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  Abstract: As part of the NCTE Reading Initiative, the authors served as the staff developers for a three-year professional development program at a new elementary school. Here they share their insights on building community among the participants in the program.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• To the Point!

  Rick Meyer, editor

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  Abstract: Rick Meyer looks at the cognitive frames that lead to students and their schools being labeled “below proficient” or “needs improvement” by various government agencies and proposes instead a new frame through which we can see the remarkable achievements of students and their teachers.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• Talking Books

  James Damico, Gerald Campano, and Jerome C. Harste, editors

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  Abstract: This column discusses the value of identifying with literary characters—and the value of not identifying with them—and places both in the context of the inquiry work the authors do with texts and readers.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

• WLU on the Move!

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  Abstract: This feature includes a message from the WLU president; reports from various WLU committees; Registration form for the 2006 Summer Institute; and information on membership.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary

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