Speakers &

Consulting Authors
Pennys Topics Include:
Writing Workshop and Writing
Process (K12)
Planning Units of Study in Writing
(K12)
Independent Reading and Reading
Workshop (512)
Adolescent Literacy
Writing Notebooks and Daily Revision
Mentor Text Studies to Increase Craft
Knowledge (K12)

Penny Kittle
Penny Kittle is a high school English teacher in North Conway, New Hampshire,
and a K12 literacy coach for the Conway School District. Penny has taught fulltime in grades 312 and for the last four years in the University of New Hampshire Summer Literacy Institutes for teachers. Penny speaks on topics in reading
and writing throughout the United States and Canada. She has been a teacher in
residence in several states, co-teaching and planning alongside teachers. Penny
stands on the belief that intentional teaching in a reading and writing workshop
brings the greatest student investment and learning in a classroom.
Penny is the author and coauthor of numerous books with Heinemann, including
Write Beside Them, which won the NCTE James Britton Award in 2009; Inside
Writing, co-authored with Donald Graves; and Book Love: Developing Depth,
Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers. Penny was a columnist for Voices
from the Middle, an NCTE publication, for six years. She most recently coedited
(with Thomas Newkirk) a collection of Donald Graves writing titled Children
Want to Write: Donald Graves and the Revolution in Childrens Writing.

Books by Penny Kittle:

Children Want to Write: Donald Graves and the Revolution in Childrens Writing, (coedited with Thomas Newkirk),
Heinemann (2013)
Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers, Heinemann (2012)
Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing, Heinemann (2008)
To book Penny Kittle for a speaking engagement,
call Heinemann Professional Development at 800.541.2086, ext. 1402 or visit Heinemann.com/pd/speakers

Pennys strategies around student reading

conferences addressed our issues full-force
with a practical and caring approach.
In her Blended PD program, Penny started with pre-visit webinars so every teacher participating in her in-person
work would join the day at a common starting point. As a result her teaching, observing and coaching was more fully
embraced and effective.
Drew Forrest, English Language Arts Consultant - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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