About the Authors Quotes

“ No matter what, just let them write every day,even if you're not sure what to teach, just let them write. They'll do fine." -Lisa Cleaveland's words for her long-term substitute teacher.”
― Lisa Cleaveland, About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers

“Every mini lesson should end with students envisioning a new possibility for their work, and the key to successful minilessons is helping the group of students sitting in front of us to envision the difference this lesson might make in their work”
― Lisa Cleaveland, About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers

“...one of the main purposes of our assesment is to find evidence of the children using these ideas to make decisions about their writing work each day, catching them in the act [of writing].”
― Katie Wood Ray, About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers