Editor's Note: The below blog post was originally published in 2018. Get the latest from Jennifer Serravallo with her new book, The Reading Strategies Book 2.0! Learn more about the new edition:
- What’s New in The Reading Strategies Book 2.0?
- Watch Jennifer Serravallo in a Q&A About The Reading Strategies Book 2.0
Each week from June 25th- July 27th 2018, Jen will lead your writing with strategies centered around a specific goal and genre. During the camp, Jen will guide you through each step in the process from generating ideas to editing and finally celebrating your writing! Join in for just one week, or stay for the whole summer—it’s up to you.
Each day of camp, Monday through Friday, will begin with a 5 minute mini-lesson from Jen herself, followed by suggested writing time of 10 minutes. After that there will be time to share your reflections with Jen and the other teachers in the group. Spend as little as 10 minutes a day writing or as much time as you’d like! Join from the poolside, beach chair, backyard. And if you can't make a session, fret not! All sessions will be posted in the group for you to go back to any time you'd like, so if you miss one you can always catch up.
Here is each week of camp broken down by genre:
June 25-29 2018: Fictional Narrative
July 2-6 2018: Poetry
July 09-13 2018: Article/Blog Post
July 16-20 2018: Persuasive Letter
July 23-27 2018: Open Genre/Reading Like a Writer
This is a great chance to spend some time on your own writing along side your fellow educators, and to experience The Writing Strategies from the perspective of the student!
Jennifer Serravallo is the author ofThe New York Times' bestselling The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and The Writing Strategies Book. These and some of her other titles have been translated into Spanish, French, Italian, and Chinese. Her popular books and resources help teachers make goal-directed, responsive, explicit strategy instruction doable in every classroom. Her newest titles are The Reading Strategies Book 2.0; Teaching Writing in Small Groups; A Teacher’s Guide to Reading Conferences, and the assessment and teaching resource Complete Comprehension for Fiction and Nonfiction.
Jen is a frequently invited speaker at national and regional conferences. She and her team of literacy specialists travel throughout the US and Canada to provide full-day workshops and to work with teachers and students in classrooms. She and her team are also experienced online educators who regularly offer live webinar series and full-day online workshops.
Jen began her career in education as an NYC public school teacher. Now as a consultant, she has spent the last twenty+ years helping teachers across the country create literacy classrooms where students are joyfully engaged, and the instruction is meaningfully individualized to students' goals. Jen served as a member of Parents Magazine Board of Advisors for education and literacy, and is on the NYC Reads Advisory Council as the city works to bring Science of Reading, Writing, and Learning-based practices to every classroom.
Jen holds a BA from Vassar College and an MA from Teachers College, where she has also taught graduate and undergraduate classes.
Learn more about Jen and her work at Hein.pub/serravallo, on Twitter @jserravallo, or Instagram @jenniferserravallo.
