The series

The Writing and Reading Workshop (WRW) is the most popular approach to teaching and learning reading and writing. Born in the United States in the Seventies, developed at Columbia University and also widespread in Italy in recent years, the WRW method can be used in both primary and secondary schools. The approach offers a writing workshop with mini-lessons and materials ready for the teacher and tools to plan other work programmes based on the skill level of the class. In a rigorous but flexible framework, children and young people experiment from a workshop perspective with the possibility of writing authentic texts focusing on their personality and interests. All editorial and training proposals in the Writing and Reading Workshop Method are in collaboration with the Italian Writing Teachers group.

For primary school

 

You become a writer

Methods and practical programmes for a class workshop on writing JENNI POLETTI RIZ, SILVIA POGNANTE Using the methodology of the Writing Workshop, the book explains in detail how to conduct the workshop in class, which is divided into several sessions: • a mini lesson, in which the teacher provides writing strategies and techniques explicitly, using model literary texts; • plenty of time for independent writing; • time for students to compare their work with peers and with the teacher. Find out more!

 

First steps in reading and writing in primary school with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Strategies and tools to start the reading and writing workshop in the early years LORENA GLORIA DICATI, LUCA VAUDAGNOTTO This book provides indications and operational materials to promote the pleasure of reading and writing starting from the early years of primary school. It presents the reading workshop and the writing workshop together because, despite different phases, times and teaching methods, they are closely connected to each other. Find out more!

 

Writers on their way to primary school with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Strategies and tools to consolidate the writing workshop MICHELA RIGGIO, LOREDANA SEMPERLOTTI This book explains how to structure a writing workshop in primary school according to the principles of the WRW – Writing and Reading Workshop. It offers indications and operational materials to be used in the classroom. Find out more!

For lower secondary school

 

Poetry with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop method

Writing workshop for lower secondary school ILARIA BERNECICH, SIMONA MALFATTI The volume offers 18 guided mini-lessons that accompany teachers, students and pupils in all phases of the “writing process” of a poem: from planning to evaluation. These mini-workshops also provide suggestions and numerous strategies to personalize the programme based on the interests of the class. Find out more!

 

Autobiographical texts with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Writing workshop for lower secondary school SILVIA POGNANTE, ROMINA RAMAZZOTTI The book offers 18 guided mini-lessons  to accompany the reading and analysis of some passages proposed as a model and all the phases of the writing process of an autobiography, from planning to evaluation. In addition, tips and other strategies are provided to customize the programme to suit the class. Find out more!

 

Educate for reading with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Method and tools for lower secondary school JENNI POLETTI RIZ, SILVIA POGNANTE The book defines the methodological framework and organizational aspects for creating reading workshops in the classroom with the Writing and Reading Workshop. It offers concrete indications, work programmes and operational materials to facilitate discussion and advise students. Find out more!

 

The realistic story with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Writing workshop for lower secondary school DANIELA PELLACANI, STEFANO VERZIAGGI The book offers 18 guided mini-lessons following the WRW – Writing and Reading Workshop method, to accompany the reading and analysis of some passages, indicated as a model, and through all the phases of the process of writing a realistic story, from planning to evaluation. It is complete with materials to follow each stage of the writing process, self-evaluation proposals, reflections, tools and practices for an evaluation that nurtures and grows budding writers. Find out more!

 

The argumentative text with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Writing workshop for lower secondary school JENNY POLETTI RIZ, ELISA TURRINI The volume presents 18 guided mini-lessons that accompany teachers, students and pupils in all phases of the “writing process” of an argumentative text: from planning to evaluation. These mini-workshops also provide suggestions and numerous strategies to personalize the program based on the interests of the class. Find out more!

 

The expository text with the WRW Writing and Reading Workshop

Writing workshop for lower secondary school SILVIA POGNANTE, ROMINA RAMAZZOTTI The volume provides teachers with suggestions and strategies to personalize the “writing” programme in their own class. By offering 19 guided mini-lessons, the book aimed to accompany lower secondary school students in all phases of the process of writing an expository text. Find out more!

THE AUTHORS

Lorena Gloria Dicati, teacher in a primary school in Monselice, in the province of Padua, who has always been interested in a laboratory approach to teaching, found an answer to her questions for effective teaching in the WRW method. She is part of the Italian Writing Teachers group. Luca Vaudagnotto, teaches Italian in the small primary school in Saint-Marcel (AO), where he lives. He approached WRW to find an answer to the question “How can I better teach reading and writing?” and followed various training sessions with the teachers of the Italian Writing Teachers group. Michela Riggio, teacher in the primary school of Saccolongo in the province of Padua. Always looking for educational proposals that can respond to children's desires to do, experiment and learn, she found a methodological approach tailored to each student in the WRW method. Loredana Semperlotti, is a teacher in the primary school of Saccolongo in the province of Padua. Constantly looking for methods and tools capable of making the learning of her students meaningful, she found a clear, incisive and effective methodological approach with the WRW method. Jenni Poletti Riz, teacher and blogger, was the first to introduce and experiment in Italy with the Writing and Reading Workshop (WRW), an approach created at Columbia University. Every year she holds courses throughout Italy on WRW and especially on methodological innovation. Silvia Pognante, Literature teacher at the "Pascoli" secondary school in Montepulciano (SI), she has always been involved in reading and writing education. Representative of the reading group @ladridilibri for children aged 11 to 16, she is a member of the editorial team and author of italianwritingteachers.it, author of the blog laboratoridiparole.com and trainer on the pedagogy of the Writing and Reading Workshop. Daniela Pellacani, teaches literature at the lower secondary school in Carpi (MO). He is the leader of a reading group for teenagers. He carries out training courses on WRW for various training institutions and has published articles and materials on this teaching methodology. Elisa Turrini, an Italian teacher, focuses on training and information, is a member of her school's library committee, and collaborates with local authorities in her city to promote a network for the enhancement and development of educational services. Ilaria Bernecich teaches humanities in a small school in the countryside outside Milan, where she is responsible for the Reading Education Project and the school library. She is a member of the Italian Writing Teachers group. Simona Malfatti, trainer with the IWT group. Together with a passionate group of teachers, organises "Lettorinfiore", a literature festival inspired by the Writing and Reading Workshop (WRW).