TWO WRITING TEACHERS

I run an Author’s Club at my school, and I’m encouraging the students to consider their writing identity. One activity that helped launch the conversation was Sarah Valter’s This or That. Check out the list and consider what kind of writer you are. What do your choices say about you? How have you evolved as…

Oral language is a foundational skill for writing. Learn simple strategies to boost oral language throughout the Kindergarten day.

Write, share, give.

With no rigid rules, free verse poetry invites every writer in. Discover how including poetry at the beginning of the year celebrates student identities and builds an inclusive classroom community.

Foundational skills like handwriting, high-frequency words, spelling, grammar, and punctuation need more than isolated practice, they need to make their way into students’ independent writing. Read to learn more about how we can explicitly teach these skills, create opportunities for transfer, and use what we notice in students’ writing to determine what comes next.