Step Back to Improve Independent Writing
There are so many reasons our kids don’t want to write. At the foundational level, when handwriting and spelling skills are weak, kids’ ability and confidence in writing will be…
There are so many reasons our kids don’t want to write. At the foundational level, when handwriting and spelling skills are weak, kids’ ability and confidence in writing will be…
It can be hard for kids to write. There’s a tremendous amount of mental energy involved with writing. It’s also very vulnerable. The writer’s thoughts, choices, and skill level…
Teaching writing is at the top of many teachers’ lists of things that are hardest to do. The actual teaching of it can be uncomfortable for many, but a bigger…
In so many ways, the newest science of reading movement (SOR) is a really good thing. But as with so many things in education, we tend to go all in…
When it comes to approaches to writing instruction, there tends to be a lot of do this, not that tossed around. Often, the intent behind the approach is not new;…