"They're all writers" : teaching peer tutoring in the elementary writing center / Jennifer Sanders, Rebecca Damron.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: writing centers in the elementary school -- 2. Building a strong foundation with writing process theory -- 3. Writing center principles and pedagogy -- 4. Establishing, maintaining, and sustaining the writing center -- 5. The social and instructional power of peer tutoring -- 6. Teaching children to become writing coaches -- 7. The end of the beginning -- Appendix A: Supporting materials for tutoring lessons -- Appendix B: Student writing samples for tutoring practice -- References -- Index -- About the authors.

"'They're All Writers' will help teachers explore the power of writing centers. In elementary school classrooms across the country, writing instruction (not grammar worksheets or spelling drills) is still the neglected 'R.' In this book, classroom teachers will find foundational information about the writing process with everything they need to begin and facilitate a peer tutoring writing center. Student-led writing centers harness the social and instructional power of students working and learning together, and this book includes specific lessons to teach students how to be effective peer tutors and how to be better writers."--Publisher's website.