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Recommended Reading from Gwynne Scheffer:  A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You by Ralph Fletcher

About ten years ago I worked as a professional developer on school reform initiatives in Baltimore, MD.  We pulled on a variety of resources to share with elementary school teachers to help improve student performance in literacy.  Recently while organizing my professional bookcase Ralph Fletcher’s A Writer’s Notebook nearly jumped off the shelf as the title caught my eye.  As an aspiring writer I am always open to new ideas and strategies to improve my craft but I never imagined I would be engaging a book geared towards elementary school children.  “A writer’s notebook is different from any journal you’ve ever kept before…A writer’s notebook gives you a place to live like a writer…”  It’s a helpful tool for capturing the thoughts, ideas, and dreams of middle-aged, grey-haired writers too!