How Do I Get Them to Write?: Explore the Reading-Writing Connection Using Freewriting and Mentor Texts to Motivate and Empower Students

Committed to the premise that all students can learn to write with appropriate teaching, modelling, and practice, How Do I Get Them To Write? argues that reading and writing go hand in hand. Through reading, writing and the inevitable discussions that follow, students learn from the experiences of others, open their minds to many possibilities, gain a glimpse into worlds unknown to them, make connections to their own lives, and reflect on their own choices and learning.

An ideal resource for teachers who love writing as well as those who find it challenging.

Karen Filewych has more than twenty years of educational experience as a teacher of all elementary grades and most recently as a school administrator. Her passion for literacy began as a young child with nightly bedtime stories and weekly trips to the library.

In 2007, she pursued this passion further by completing her Master of Education degree in the area of literacy. Her busy life includes writing, presenting at workshops, and leading writer-in-residence programs for students in schools and classrooms.

Her website, Words Change Worlds, highlights the power of words and provides teachers with regular book reviews and teaching ideas. Karen lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with her family.