A Guide to Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12, Revised Edition is a how-to and, ultimately, a why-to book for middle school and high school educators as well as for English/language arts teacher candidates and their methods instructors. This revised and updated International Writing Centers Association 2006 Book of the Year shows writing centers as places where writers work with each other in an effort to develop ideas, discover a thesis, overcome procrastination, create an outline, or revise a draft. Ultimately, writing centers help students become more effective writers. Visit any college or university in the United States and chances are there is a writing center available to students, staff, and community members. Writing centers support students and busy teachers while emphasizing and supporting writing across the curriculum.
"This revised edition of «A Guide to Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers: Grades 6-12» offers readers insight into the rapid growth of secondary school writing centers over the past decade and snapshots of writing centers that serve as models across the United States. This is a must-read for those interested in starting writing centers in their schools..."-Dawn Fels, co-editor, «The Successful High School Writing Center» (2011)