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Marcia Sheehan Freeman, an internationally recognized
writing education consultant and author, assists
districts across the nation in implementing K-8 writing
instruction programs. She is also a writing and science
consultant for educational publishers. The Cornell
University graduate began her career as a high school
science teacher before “moving up” to the elementary
classroom.
She is the author of
Building a Writing Community; Teaching the Youngest
Writers; Listen to This: Developing an Ear for Expository; Models
for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills, and
most recently, Crafting Comparison Papers.
These
writing-education books are highly valued
classroom-teacher resources, and serve as college texts in
many teacher preparation programs. Her other publications
include three works of children’s fiction and 50
photo-illustrated science and geography Big Books and
non-fiction guided reading books for Newbridge Educational
Publishers, Rand McNally, Rourke Classroom Resources, and
Capstone Press.
She is co-creator of the “Readers for Writers” series for
Rourke Classroom Resources. This guided, K-2 reading and
writing program with photo-illustrated, leveled texts is
based on the National Science Standards.
In 2001, Maupin House released CraftPlus®,
the culmination of Marcia’s comprehensive writing-craft
instructional approach. The nation’s first and only K-8
writing curriculum and staff development resource focuses
on teaching students the explicit Target Skills™ and
techniques that all writers use. This innovative,
video-based resource includes a spiraling, craft-based
curriculum, instructional pacing charts, and professional
books. It focuses on expository, informational genres to
directly support core content-area reading programs. CraftPlus®
includes classroom management techniques for writing
workshop instruction and study guides for study-group
learning.
Click here for more
CraftPlus information.
Writing Education Conference and CraftPlus®
Training Presentations
Marcia's lively and comprehensive writing-education
presentations focus on teaching writing craft skills.
She demonstrates how to fill the gap between writing
standards and assessment with a progressive and
continuous curriculum of writing craft skills in the
narrative and expository genres. She also provides
practical procedures and models for implementing and
managing writing in the classroom.
Upcoming Appearances
Marcia's current limited schedule includes facilitator training in school districts implementing CraftPlus® and conference appearances.
"I was lucky enough to attend your workshop in Hackensack,N.J. this past Friday. As a Kindergarten teacher I have found many workshops ignorant of what the Kindergarten program is actually about. However, I left your workshop with a wealth of information and strategies that I can start immediately in my classroom. I am spending this weekend preparing... thank you so much for all the insight!"
- Judy Albolino, elementary teacher
"I attended her (Marcia Freeman's) workshop 'Teaching the Youngest Writers' in Clearwater, Florida about two years ago. Her workshop and book changed my life forever! I love teaching young children to write and I use all of her ideas."
- Susan Hutter, elementary teacher, Clearwater, FL
"Fourth grade proficiency scores just came. We scored an 88 in writing and the main piece was expository writing! That is the highest that we have scored with an expository piece! Thanks Marcy!"
- Michelle Hostetler, Walker Elementary, Canton, OH
"I am so thrilled about using your techniques and lessons. I can't tell you enough about the impact they have had on my teaching! Any opportunity I get, I am sharing your lessons with teachers and children. It has made teaching writing so much more enjoyable for me."
- Teacher, Walker Elementary, Canton, OH
"As a principal of a New York city public school for the past 20 years, I wanted to provide the staff of P.S. 11 with the finest and most practical staff development to help our youngsters meet the performance standards in Language Arts. This was accomplished through the use of an outstanding staff developer and expert in writing, Marcia Freeman, who conducted demonstration lessons and workshops for our teachers over a period of three years. The staff and I found her workshops to be outstanding, providing staff members with practical suggestions which helped to demystify the writing process."
- Vivian Anemoyanis, P.S. 11, Queens, Woodside, NY
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