Small Group Writing Planning Made Easy
Teachers and administrators alike put a lot of emphasis on small group instruction. Reading tends to get the lion’s share of attention, but writing is equally important. Reading and…
How to Have Awesome Student Writing Conferences
Without a doubt, conferring with students is one of the parts of workshop instruction teachers are most nervous about. This is because there’s no clear cut answer to the question…
How to Quickly Assess Student Writing
How many times have you lugged home a stack of student writing with the goal of getting it all graded? And how many times has that stack remained in your…
Balanced Literacy Instruction: What It Actually Means
The term “balanced literacy instruction” is a grossly misinterpreted and misrepresented one lately. Social media is spreading these wrong messages like wildfire–so I’d like to clarify what this term truly…
Easy Method for Teaching for Transfer in Writing
Teachers are so often nervous to teach writing. There can be many reasons why. Maybe we just never saw ourselves as good at it. Maybe we don’t remember how we…