In Pictures and In Words by Katie Ray

In Pictures and In Words by Katie Ray

Make abstract qualities like tone, detail, and organization easily visible for young writers with Katie Wood Ray's In Pictures and in Words.
"If teachers show children how an illustrator's decisions about pictures are a lot like a writer's decisions about words, they form a bridge of understanding that nurtures children as writers."
-Katie Wood Ray

Katie (beloved author of About the Authors and Already Ready) begins with a strong, classroom-based research foundation for this powerful, intuitive idea. She then suggests 50 ways you might use illustrations to help students internalize key aspects of craft through their love of picture books.

In Pictures and in Words is filled with sample student work that documents how children's thinking deepens as they explore illustrations. Katie even includes full-color pages of published illustrations with examples of sticky-notes that show the kinds of links students can make between pictures and words.

Give children an engaging way to make the qualities of good writing part of everything they write, for life. Find out how Katie Ray can help you do it when you read In Pictures and In Words.

Katie Wood Ray supplied teachers materials and PD that altered writing instruction and helped children find a lifetime love of writing for many years as the author of bestselling Heinemann publications such as About the Writers, Study Driven, Already Ready, and In Pictures and In Words, and as a member of Heinemann's Professional Development Services. Katie made the switch to the other side of the desk in 2014, joining Heinemann's vibrant team of editors, where she collaborates directly with authors to create compelling professional books on a variety of literacy issues. Katie is also the series editor for Heinemann's new Classroom Essentials series. Katie works to ensure that each book's tight focus and updated design best serve the material, as she is tasked with imparting foundational, progressive methods to a new generation of teachers. She also collaborated on one of the earliest volumes in the series, A Teacher's Guide to Getting Began with Beginning Writers, with her longstanding colleague Lisa Cleaveland. Katie Wood Ray can be found on Twitter as @KatieWoodRay.