A Visit with the Authors of Wondrous Words: Reimagining Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom

NWP Radio sits down with Katie Wood Ray and Stella Villalba to discuss the new edition of Wondrous Words , Katie's landmark 1999 book on responsive writing instruction. Twenty-five years later, the authors explore how teaching has changed—and why their message about writer agency, teacher decision-making, and the joy of teaching is more urgent than ever. In an era of mandated curricula and scripted lessons, they argue for a pedagogy of listening and kidwatching that treats students as writers making real choices, not just students completing assignments.

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A Visit with the Authors of Wondrous Words: Reimagining Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom is an episode from NWP Radio by National Writing Project.

This episode is 0:39:20 long.

This episode was published on Dec 2, 2025.

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