Roxanne enjoys visiting schools to promote literacy and teach kids about writing. Her interactive programs correlate with academic standards in reading, writing, and communicating for grades K-8. She also offers professional development for teachers and presentations for adult writers.
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Feel free to contact her with questions or to discuss fees. Check out what others have said about her presentations. And download a printable brochure to share with school decision makers.

Pre-K Visits

designed for toddlers and preschool children in group settings

Story Time

Inspire literacy with picture book readings, movement, book crafts, and hands-on STEAM activities designed by a former early education teacher. These 20-minute presentations are perfect for librarys, MOPs, and preschool settings.


​Assembly Presentations

designed for large groups of elementary and middle school-aged students

Planting Ideas

Learn how a story grows from the seed of an idea to book harvest (sitting on library shelves) in this engaging 45-minute presentation covering the publishing process from idea generation to printed book. Includes a full picture book reading and behind-the-scenes stories from one of Roxanne's recent picture books.

Blast-off to Writing

Suit up and strap-in for adventure! Mission: the author's mind. Discover how authors make big writing decisions in this engaging 45-minute presentation covering the writing process: from brainstorming to drafting, revision, and feedback. Includes a full picture book reading and behind-the-scenes stories from one of Roxanne's recent picture books.

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​Kid-friendly Writing Workshops

designed for 3-8th grade students in small group settings
​*suitable for grades K-2

Becoming a Writer​

Anyone can be a writer! Learn what makes a writer and interact with the revision process through story prompts and whole-group revision/feedback activities in this 45-50 minute workshop. Workshop can be tailored as a multi-day or author-in-residence event in which students write, illustrate, and publish their own stories. (Additional fees apply.) 

Writing with the Senses*

Engage student senses in this hands-on, 30-minute workshop building vocabulary and learning about the music of words. A great introduction to adjectives.

Searching for Story

Story lives all around us, not just in fiction. It's the backbone of history, the catalyst for invention, and even hidden within the slices of your
peanut butter sandwich. Rediscover nonfiction in this engaging 50-60 minute workshop designed to help kids find the "story" in informational texts. We cover the five types of modern nonfiction, learn to research and evaluate source-material, and enjoy behind-the-scenes stories from social studies and science texts by Roxanne Troup.