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Welcome
to the Home of Barry
Lane
and Discover
Writing
Barry
Lane
is an internationally known author and speaker, who travels the world sharing
his unique style of motivating students to become
better writers. This
site is your gateway to a host of teaching aids. This is also the home of
Discover
Writing Press, which
produces the books and audio and visual tapes and CDs by Barry Lane
and other
fine writers which support the classrooms of writing teachers worldwide.
Our mission is to
help teachers as they help their students Discover
Writing!
New
Books and DVDs From Discover Writing Press
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New!
from Barry Lane
But
How Do You Teach Writing?
A Simple Guide for All Teachers
Barry's newest
work
is authentic writing instruction that taps into the heart and soul
of teachers and their
students to honor self expression and thinking. 240
pages with 100 illustrations, cartoons and reproducible forms,
provide easy
ideas to get you started, inspired teaching across genres, and
advice for assessment and teaching revision, grammar, and
punctuation.
Available
on pre-order, shipping March 20th.
Will not be available in bookstores until April |
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New!
The
Giggly Guide to Grammar
by Cathy Campbell
Learning
Grammar can be FUN!
Cathy Campbell
shows us that grammar
is much more than a set of rules or a list of commands. Grammar
promotes a love of language--grammar is fun.
With 120
off-the-wall illustrations and gobs of goofy examples and exercises,
this quirky book provides a lighthearted and ludicrous guide to the
essential elements of language and grammar.
Available
March 15th, 2008 - But you can preorder Today! |
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NEW!
Sparklers
High
Scoring Test Essays
and What they Teach us.
Gretchen
Bernabei and Judy Reimer have collected high scoring student test
essays from 4th, 7th and 10 grades. Learn from successful
students in this valuable resource.
Click
HERE to read sample pages
Click
HERE to order |
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NEW!
Now you
can have an entire 2-hour seminar from Master teacher Alana Morris
MORE THAN MEMORIZING: Revolutionizing Vocabulary Instruction Using the Mind-Body Connection
includes a copy of Vocabulary Unplugged, Ms. Morris’ outstanding
best-selling professional book, which explains and utilizes the research basis for vocabulary study and
teaching. (running time 120 minutes)
You may
order it from our store by clicking HERE. |
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NEW!
The
Good in Me from A to Z
by Dottie
Our
first ABC board book!
For pre-K to grade 2
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Click
on the book to purchase
in our secure store
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Already
a Winner!
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Benjamin Franklin Awards Finalist, 2007 |
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The Toy Man Award of Excellence, 2007 |
Free
Book-Making Activity Download!
Together
you can create a book of your child's shining qualities, using
"The Good in Me" printable PDF book cover and the
accompanying PDF instruction sheet.
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Click on the
cover to download the book cover ( requires legal-sized paper to print )
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Then
click on the instruction sheet below to download the
instructions for making your own special book!
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CAROL
OUT OF THE BOX
“For
creative and innovative teachers who will stop at nothing
to get students on their feet and learning in new
ways.” Math, social studies, science and
more….it’s all there and it’s all outrageously
fun and exhilarating! Treat that special teacher to some of the most
innovative, cross-content learning activities ever
developed. The Learning on Their
Feet book and videos showcase the incomparable Carol Glynn
and the kinesthetic learning techniques she has created
for grades 3-8. |
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Our
Hottest Sellers!
51
Wacky We-search Reports will teach you how to hunt for the best facts and turn them
into cartoons, parody performances, jokes, wacky poetry and much,
much more. And a
We-search report is one that you do with friends, so you won’t
ever feel alone again. Reserve your copy now by clicking
HERE |
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If you've come here
to purchase one of the many interesting items in our secure store, you may
click HERE now and browse our interesting collection of
books, CDs and other interesting classroom support items such as puppets and
book butterflies. |
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If you've come here
to register for one of our forthcoming conferences, you may click HERE
now to learn which cities and dates Barry and his other fine presenters
will be available. |
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To
bring Barry or one of his Discover Writing Team to your school, please
click HERE. |
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We receive questions from teachers with challenging problems in their classrooms, so
our ASK BARRY advice column is here to help. Just
click HERE. |
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Fresh out of
ideas?
Try our TEACHER CENTER, where you can find a host of
interesting lesson plans. |
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Do you
have a favorite teacher you would like to recognize? Give her a Miss
Foley Award . Send Barry an EMAIL
with one or two lines about why you love this teacher! |
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This site isn't
just for teachers. We frequently run Student Contests where
students can share their writing with us. Students ( and teachers ) can check it out by clicking HERE |
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Barry travels a
lot, and always tries to take some photos of other students and teachers
around the world. One of his more interesting foreign visits can be
seen by clicking HERE. |
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When you
communicate with us, we want you to know we respect your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy. |
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This is a site
which is constantly growing, so we've provided a SITE MAP in case
you get lost. You can click on it at any time to find out exactly
where you are. |
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Last, but not
least, there's a CONTACT link on every page. |
. How
to Contact Us:
Phone:
1-800-613-8055 8-5 EST
Fax: 24 hours at 1-802-897-2084
Snail
Mail:
DISCOVER WRITING COMPANY
PO Box 264
Shoreham, VT 05770
Thanks
for Visiting!
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