Introduction: Reading with Astonished Eyes—Katherine Explains What It Means to Read Student Writing Looking for the Strengths
1. Responding to Student Writing—Teachers’ Workshop Activities
a. Being Mindful of What We Notice First
b. A Sentence You Wish You Had Written Yourself
c. The Power of More Eyes on Student Writing
2. The Value of a Real Audience: A Student Shares His Writing with a Group of Teachers—Teachers’ Workshop Activity
3. Finding New Language for Responding to Writing—Teachers’ Workshop Activity
4. The Language We Can Gather from Reading More Widely—Teachers’ Workshop Activity
5. Finding Great Language to Describe Writing: Reading from the Backs of YA Lit—Teachers’ Workshop Activity
6. Recognizing the Craft of Professional, Contemporary Writers in Our Students' Writing—Katherine Compares the Work of David Smalls, Published Author, and C.J., a Student
7. What about Grades?—Teachers Talk about Evaluation
8. Putting It into Practice: Noticing and Naming in Nonjudgmental Ways—An Implementation Conversation between Literacy Coach and Teacher
9. "Notice How I...": A Different Model for Student Conferences—Katherine Confers with Elementary and Middle School Students
a. Learning Who Our Students Are
Javvy’s conference
Diego and Mario’s conference
b. Naming the Strengths: The Compliment
Megan’s conference
Javvy’s conference
Amanda’s conference
Kayla’s conference
c. Building from the Strengths: A Full Conference
Trey’s conference
10. Transforming Our Practice—Teacher Testimonials
A teacher’s heart.
