sara holbrooksara holbrook

michael salingermichael salinger

Help your Help your writing writing curriculum curriculum take off!take off!

Author/EducatorsAuthor/Educatorssara holbrook sara holbrook and and michael salingermichael salingerwill work with your will work with your students and students and teachers to improve teachers to improve written and oral written and oral communication communication skills.skills.

assemblies assemblies • see students actively involved in their own learning• improve speaking skills

student workshopsstudent workshopsand residenciesand residencies• improve visual and descriptive language• enhance vocabulary

professional professional developmentdevelopment• standards based• cross-curricular

Writing Writing WorkshopWorkshopss

• Snapshot writing to Snapshot writing to improve content areaimprove content area comprehensioncomprehension• Writing toward aWriting toward a better vocabularybetter vocabulary• Memoir and personal Memoir and personal narrativenarrative• Writing to improve Writing to improve visual and figurative visual and figurative languagelanguage

all grade levelsall grade levelsall abilitiesall abilities

Performance Performance WorkshopsWorkshops

Michael and Sara help students of all Michael and Sara help students of all ages to speak with confidence and ages to speak with confidence and

conviction.conviction.

Their book Their book Outspoken Outspoken ties ties performance to reading performance to reading fluency, English/Language Arts fluency, English/Language Arts standards, and assessment.standards, and assessment.

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• Word knowledgeWord knowledge• Reading fluencyReading fluency• ComprehensionComprehension• WritingWriting• Speaking proficiencySpeaking proficiency

Poetry is snap shot writing, a vehicle for learning in all content areas. Sara and Michael show teachers how to engage students, thinking and writing about lessons, to increase literacy skills and comprehension. institutes focus on:institutes focus on:

What teachers and What teachers and administrators are administrators are saying:saying:Mr. Salinger was phenomenal! We learned so much in just one class period. Mr. Salinger was phenomenal! We learned so much in just one class period. My students were pleased that they walked away with a few classroom strategies My students were pleased that they walked away with a few classroom strategies that are fun and rigorous and that meet state standards. that are fun and rigorous and that meet state standards.

Mr. Salinger opened their minds to the possibility of creativity in the classroom—Mr. Salinger opened their minds to the possibility of creativity in the classroom—something many of my students believe cannot exist due to state standards and something many of my students believe cannot exist due to state standards and the issue of time constraints. Mr. Salinger even gave us a short performance to the issue of time constraints. Mr. Salinger even gave us a short performance to boot.boot. Dr. Catherine Ross-StroudDr. Catherine Ross-StroudDepartment of Teacher EducationDepartment of Teacher EducationAssistant Professor of Language Arts and LiteracyAssistant Professor of Language Arts and LiteracyCleveland State UniversityCleveland State University

What teachers and What teachers and administrators are administrators are saying:saying:Please forward this to anyone else who was Please forward this to anyone else who was instrumental in getting Sara Holbrook here. instrumental in getting Sara Holbrook here. First of all I thought she was PHENOMENAL!! First of all I thought she was PHENOMENAL!! Secondly, I think in my many years of professional Secondly, I think in my many years of professional development she was one of the best if not THE development she was one of the best if not THE BEST! Lastly, please accept my thanks for BEST! Lastly, please accept my thanks for bringing her to us!bringing her to us!

Denise GoodnowDenise GoodnowPrincipalPrincipalCornwall SchoolCornwall SchoolCornwall, VTCornwall, VT

Sara Holbrook Sara Holbrook is the author of fourteen is the author of fourteen books for children, teachers and adults. A frequent books for children, teachers and adults. A frequent keynoter at state, local, national and international keynoter at state, local, national and international conferences, she has presented workshops to over conferences, she has presented workshops to over 500,000 students in the USA and international 500,000 students in the USA and international schools over the last 18 years. A dynamic schools over the last 18 years. A dynamic performer, she’s dedicated to helping students find performer, she’s dedicated to helping students find their voices through language that is both precise their voices through language that is both precise and concise.and concise.

Michael Salinger Michael Salinger has been writing, teaching has been writing, teaching & performing poetry and fiction for over 20 years for & performing poetry and fiction for over 20 years for audiences in over 135 cities in 21 countries. His audiences in over 135 cities in 21 countries. His latest publication, is a collection of humorous poems latest publication, is a collection of humorous poems defining S.A.T vocabulary words titled defining S.A.T vocabulary words titled Well Defined Well Defined - Vocabulary in Rhyme- Vocabulary in Rhyme. The former Director of . The former Director of Education for Poetry Slam, Inc., he has coached Education for Poetry Slam, Inc., he has coached both teens and adults. As a teaching artist and both teens and adults. As a teaching artist and frequent speaker at teacher conferences, he is frequent speaker at teacher conferences, he is popular with students and teachers alike. popular with students and teachers alike.

Contact information:Contact information:

Sara and Michael may be booked Sara and Michael may be booked together or individually for your together or individually for your school, conference or professional school, conference or professional development day. For more development day. For more information, visit their websites information, visit their websites or call 440-255-1124or call 440-255-1124

Poetry is powerful language and Poetry is powerful language and can help your students with can help your students with reading, writing and speaking reading, writing and speaking skills.skills.

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