First Grade Writers: Units of Study to Help Children Plan, Organize, and Structure Their Ideas

This is an excellent resource book. In our school, we use Lucy Caulkins Units of Study. First Grade Writers is a great companion book for Caulkins' work. It starts with building a community of writers and pattern books. The children are so successful and it is easily differentiated. This is a book that you will continually revisit throughout years. A must have for first grade teachers!

This is a helpful guide for First Grade teachers who want to incorporate the writing process into their classroom. The information is clear and well-organized and follows the flow of the school year.

Stephanie Parsons' book speaks directly to teachers. It explains the thinking behind a writing workshop - what we need to understand in order to set our own goals for our students and to plan and organise successful units of study. I love the way she has provided a consistent framework for the development of each unit of study; this so helps my own planning and then develops each part of the framework giving examples of possible teaching points. I have recommended this book to every First Grade teacher I know.

I love this book! I have been teaching first grade for eight years, and this book really addresses first grade writers as they truely are. It has some wonderful, concrete ideas for improving their writing. I especially like the suggestions of Read Aloud titles to teach specific writing points.