Author Archives: SL

Reading and writing are tools for learning subject matter and for communicating.  Writing proficiency develops over time and must be nurtured, even for the best writers and readers. Motivation for writers is paramount , especially for struggling  students. To ensure … Continue reading →

Students and adults can improve writing skills if given the tools to do so.  If writing is a literacy skill for life-long learning, which it is, then we as educators must provide the practice, resources, and encouragement  to ensure students … Continue reading →

Writing is my passion.  Anything writing. Books. Essays. Words. Teaching it.  Helping teachers learn how to teach it.  Before I retired, a  pleasure of mine was watching students improve their writing skills, seeing their confidence grow as they learned to … Continue reading →

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve visited with you via this website, but I haven’t been silent.  Frankly, I am trying to keep up with all the social media I find myself involved with these days after fighting that so … Continue reading →

Have you read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah?  If not, add it to your list of books to read…to the top of the list.  Outstanding. Moving. Disturbing. A page-turner. The Mosaic Book Club at Studio WISE highlighted it in September … Continue reading →

Mosaic Book Club at Studio WISE: September and October Tuesday 2:00-3:00  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Wednesday 11:00-Noon  Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenacker Memories and Legacies: Writing Your Memoir September 26 and October 3, 2019, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Morgan County Library

As summer vacation winds down and teachers gear up to begin another great year with our most important commodity…our children…I want to remind all educators that researched-based writing practices do exist.  We all know that teaching students to write well … Continue reading →

Grief has many faces and comes from many places.  It is different for everyone who walks the path, yet very much the same. It can be a long and lonely path or something that looks a bit different.  One thing … Continue reading →

As I recently looked for quotes to inspire a friend to begin to journal, I found one by E.B. White,  “All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the … Continue reading →

Teachers, please check out my archived posts for some helpful tips for teaching writing to your students.  Also, I’ll have a new little writing book, Teaching Writing the WISE Way, coming out this summer.  It’s more of a pep talk … Continue reading →