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Kolba, Ellen; Crowell, Sheila; Sullivan, Gemma – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
In this article, the authors reflect on the last 13 years of The Writers' Room, a program they developed for the Montclair Public Schools (New Jersey), which began officially in the spring of 1993 when a group of parents volunteered to become writing coaches for the newly detracked 9th grade English program. The idea was to help each writer find…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Writing (Composition), English Curriculum, Public Schools

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