"Leslie shares her secrets so that we too can be insiders. The strategies, techniques, routines, and rituals are a recipe for good instruction, quality learning, and purposeful interaction-giving us the tools to create classrooms that sing with energy, joy, and achievement." -Stephanie Harvey, coauthor of Comprehension & Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action From her years as a Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC) lab classroom teacher, Leslie Blaumanshares tried-and-true teaching practices, lessons, and classroom management ideas that can help every student achieve the success that her kids do. In The Inside Guide to the Reading-Writing Classroomyou'll find: dozens of foundational model lessonswith "Owning the Lesson" and "The Nitty Gritty" features that share the tips and techniques to help adapt the lessons for your own classroom frameworksthat show what it looks like to combine daily readingand writingpractices in a workshop overviews of how to implement thegradual release model into classroom instruction a CDwith lists of mentor texts, graphic organizers, and templates of theBook Lover's Book-Leslie's reading/writing assessment tool. Let Leslie show you how to help your students experience the high involvement, deep engagement, humor, and trust that come with knowing their abilities are appreciated and result in a true classroom community.