2011 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference

February 5-8  ●  Columbus, Ohio

Biography

Matt Glover
Matt Glover is a full time educational consultant and author.  He is the co-author with Katie Wood Ray of Already Ready: Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten (2008), and the author of Engaging Young Writers, Preschool-Grade 1 (2009). Matt is a frequent presenter at conferences and in school districts across the country on topics related to nurturing young writers and supporting children’s intellectual growth and development.  Matt has been educator for over 20 years, including 12 years as the principal and instructional leader of Creekside Early Childhood School, a school of 900 preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students.  Before becoming a principal, Matt was a first grade teacher.  Matt lives in Cincinnati, OH with his wife and four children. 

Session Title
Nurturing Young Writers

Description

Young children are capable of incredible thinking, which can be seen in their writing when they see themselves as writers and when adults honor children's approximations of writing. Using video clips and writing samples, participants will examine key beliefs about your writers. This session will provide participants with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies that support young children as writers. In addition, participants will learn how these beliefs about young writers translate into instructional practices in early childhood classrooms.