Co-Authoring Classroom Texts

Why did I chose these pictures from Co-Authoring Classroom Texts? The first picture was selected because in Maier's classroom, author Larson describes there being over 6,000 plus books around the room for students to choose from. One of the reasons for such success in her classroom, Maier had an abundant option of books the kids could select to read. The second picture depicts the one-on-one confrences the teacher had to help her students improve their reading and writing. It shows her dedication and devotion to her students success. Next, one of the most important points made in the article was that she set her students up to be authors. To me this is showing that she wants her students to have the confidence to feel like they are writers, not students writing. I think too many students have trouble writing for the simple fact that they don't have the right tools to be confident in their writing ablility... and that is exactly what Maier did by treating her students like authors. Lastly, the author describes how Maier had a personal connection with each of her students, and they all knew each other's personal lives inside and out, which helped them in the classroom. Each student was diverse in their own way, which lead them to be cohesive when working together.