From Striving to Thriving Writers - Paperback

by Stephanie Harvey (Author), Sara Holbrook (Author), Michael Salinger (Author)

Renowned literacy expert Stephanie Harvey teams up with authors and writing consultants Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger to introduce short writing scaffolds to support student writing and help strivers approach writing with energy and action. Based on Harvey's bestsellingFrom Striving to Thrivingapproach, the 27 writing strategies presented inFrom Striving to Thriving Writersare designed to improve and integrate writing across the curriculum.

Renowned literacy expert Stephanie Harvey teams up with authors and writing consultants Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger to introduce short writing scaffolds to support student writing and help strivers approach writing with energy and action.

Based on Harvey's bestsellingFrom Striving to Thrivingapproach, the 27 writing strategies presented inFrom Striving to Thriving Writersare designed to improve and integrate writing across the curriculum.

With lessons targeting reading, writing, and speaking standards, this innovative writing tool encourages students to practice voluminous writing and build a culture of conversation throughout the writing process, which is especially beneficial for emerging bilingual students.

Author Biography

Stephanie Harvey is the president of Stephanie Harvey Consulting. After fifteen years of public school teaching, both in regular education and special education classrooms, she worked for 12 years as a staff developer for the Denver based Public Education and Business Coalition. Mrs. Harvey works with educators, schools, and districts to implement progressive literacy practices. She is a regular presenter at literacy conferences around the country, including her own annual Reading is Thinking conference each summer. Mrs. Harvey is the co-author of From Striving to Thriving: How to Grow Confident, Capable Readers (Scholastic).
Holbrook began writing poems for her daughters, to record the joys and trials of growing up.