Reading & Writing Connections in the Literacy Studio with Ellin O. Keene & Dan Feigelson

About this episode

Ellin O. Keene and Dan Feigelson discuss integrating reading and writing in the classroom to enhance student engagement and growth.

How might we integrate whole class lessons, small group work, and individual conferences to support students’ growth as readers and writers?  Listen in as literacy leaders, Ellin O. Keene and Dan Feigelson join the Phenomenal Teaching Podcast to discuss ways to enhance student engagement and agency by integrating reading and writing. When teachers make these connections apparent, students comprehend more deeply, write more meaningfully, and develop individual identities as readers and writers in the world. This episode connects to the Planning, Workshop and Assessment strands of the PEBC Teaching Framework.  On June 14th & 15th, PEBC is proud to host Ellin and Dan for our summer institute, "Reading & Writing Connections in the Literacy Workshop." They  will offer classroom-ready strategies teachers can use tomorrow and throughout the year and share videos of integrated classrooms that highlight key practices from their new books;  Radical Listening: Reading and Writing Conferences to Reach All Students  by Dan Feigelson and  The Literacy Studio: Redesigning the Workshop  by Ellin Keene. Ellin Oliver Keene has been a classroom teacher…

People in this episode

Host: PEBC

Guests: Ellin O. Keene, Dan Feigelson

Topics covered

• literacy
• reading
• writing
• student engagement
• teaching strategies

Keywords

• literacy studio
• reading and writing connections
• student agency
• classroom strategies
• teacher development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PEBC

Books & works: Radical Listening: Reading and Writing Conferences to Reach All Students, The Literacy Studio: Redesigning the Workshop

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