Writer's Workshop and Students' Literate Identities

Abstract

This research explores the implementation of Writer’s Workshop in a first-grade classroom. The purpose of this research is to better support all students by implementing Writer’s Workshop in the hope that it will improve writing and students’ literate identities in a positive way. Data were gathered using writing samples, transcribed audio recordings of interviews and conversations held during Writer's Workshop conferences, and observation notes of the students participating in Writer's Workshop.