Mary Lynch

Mary Lynch is an educator and author who has co‑written Cultivating Writers: Elevate Your Writing Instruction Beyond the Skills to Ignite the Will with Anne Elliott, a professional development book focused on motivating and engaging student writers in grades 3–8. The book is organized around six key steps for nurturing the will to write—developing the teacher’s own writing life, tapping into students’ lives, modeling the habits of a writer, making the “why” of writing visible, providing what students need to write, and nourishing the will to write—drawing on extensive classroom experience to help teachers create supportive, motivating writing communities.

According to the book’s cataloging information, Lynch brings more than 30 years of teaching experience in grades JK to 6 and has worked as both a reading support teacher and a literacy coach, experience that underpins the classroom‑tested strategies presented in Cultivating Writers.