Teaching Sentence Writing That Actually Sticks
With the resurgent focus on foundational literacy skills, coupled with the dismal results of national writing assessments, teachers see an increasing need to teach sentence writing. It’s a big topic…
Sentence Writing: First Step or Side-by-Side Skill?
There is an ongoing back-and-forth argument about writing instruction. Some say that before students are ever ready to write a full page, story, essay, or even paragraph, they must master…
Sneaky Ways to Teach More Writing
More and more (thankfully), there is a cry for greater focus on writing in today’s classrooms. The reason most often cited? That NAEP writing scores are even lower than reading. …
Rethinking the Best Writing Programs: What Really Works
As reading reform sweeps the nation, one question continues to pop up across many Facebook groups: what are the best writing programs out there? The realization that writing is crucial…
Student Motivation for Writing: The Core We Can’t Afford to Miss
After all the kids had gone home for the summer on the last day of school, I came upon a team of teachers huddled together, listening intently to their colleague…