Book Club Selection

After looking at our Book Club options, I chose Wondrous Words: Writing in the Elementary Classroom. I like how the book focuses directly on how to teach writing in an elementary school classroom. It talks about experiences from all ages and all different levels of writing. The author, Katie Wood Ray explains how students learn to write from their reading. It also teaches how students can use the usefulness of prewriting and reading aloud. I think the book is going to give me a lot more strategies on how students can connect their reading and writing together. Personal experiences are what helps me a lot to see what worked for people and what didn’t. This book looks like it is simple, yet complex on what is being explained. This book got 4 ½ stars on its review, and nothing but positive feedback from teachers and future teachers. If this book is good, I hope to read more books from Katie Wood Ray, since she has many other books that have gotten great reviews as well. I am excited for this assignment because it really is diving into what we are passionate about, teaching.