The Literacy Studio by Ellin Oliver Keene

The Literacy Studio by Ellin Oliver Keene

Workshop teachers struggle with time--building in two teaching sessions, one for reading and another for writing.  There is just too much to do, too many transitions, and very little integration of reading and writing.  To compound the frustration, we find that our students don't have nearly enough time to read and write independently.

Enter the Literacy Studio, an alternative workshop model that combines reading and writing. It's a way of teaching that makes sense to kids -with more time for choice, independent reading and writing, small group work, and conferring. The Literacy Studiodefines and describes this new model and makes clear, through lesson samples, student work, and conversations with teachers just how much more efficient and effective literacy learning is when students see themselves as writers who read and readers who write.

Ellin Keene describes a step-by-step plan for getting started with Literacy Studio that includes:

• The research that Literacy Studio is based upon
• Sample lessons that integrate concepts from reading and writing
• Adaptations for students with learning differences, English learners, and very young children
• Abundant online resources to complement the book.

The Literacy Studio. Tools to re-think your workshop structure and strategically plan for integrating reading and writing. Isn't it time?

Ellin Oliver Keene has worked as a reading and writing teacher, staff developer, non-profit director, and adjunct professor. She was the director of staff development for the Denver-based Public Education & Business Coalition for sixteen years. For four years, she worked at the University of Pennsylvania's Cornerstone Project as the Deputy Director and Director of Literacy and Staff Development. Ellin works with schools and districts across the country and worldwide, focusing on long-term, school-based professional development and literacy strategic planning. She is the editor of the Heinemann Professional Development Catalog-Journal and serves as a senior adviser at Heinemann, where she oversees the Heinemann Fellows initiative.

Ellin is the author of Engaging Children: Igniting a Passion for Deeper Learning (2018), co-editor and co-author of The Teacher You Want to Be: Essays about Children, Learning, and Teaching (Heinemann, 2015), co-editor of the Not This, But That series (Heinemann, 2013 - 2015), and author of Speak About Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Discourse to Improve Comprehension (Heinemann, 2012). Ellin is a leading PD provider, offering One-Day Courses, Webinar Series, and On-Site PD in a variety of formats. Her long-term professional development residences in collaboration with Heinemann Professional Development are in high demand. In The Heinemann Podcast, Ellin and Tom Newkirk reflect on Mosaic of Thought's 20th anniversary.

Ellin can be found on Twitter as @EllinKeene.