Conferring with Readers

Katie Wood Ray and Lucy Caulkins, in my opinon are the "godesses of writing" and Ellin Keene is the "Queen of Reading Comprehension," but when it comes to conferring Patrick Allen is the man!  I had the good fortune of actually observing in his classroom 5 years ago in Denver, CO and was amazed by what I saw.  He has recently published a book entitled, Conferring: The Keystone of the Reader's Workshop, which I would highly reccomend, but he also has a blog (that is way better than mine), where he reccomends texts and discuss various topics in literacy.  http://all-en-a-days-work.blogspot.com/  So, next time you are looking for that just right text or you're just bored (OK, I know that never happens), I would encourage you to check it out!