Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning: Writing an Objective Summary
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Posted on: April 7, 2020
Teach and practice this high-leverage skill at home with the help of our resource.
Writing
Readers communicate ideas through writing and drawing.
Posted on: April 7, 2020
Writing an Objective Summary
With this resource that includes a graphic organizer, children follow a step-by-step set of instructions that leads them to write an objective summary of a text. The summary does not include any opinions or judgments.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning: Weekly Writing Prompts for Children
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Posted on: March 25, 2020
Have your children practice their writing skills at home with our writing prompts in English and Spanish!
Effective Literacy Lesson: Constructing an Argumentative Claim
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Posted on: October 8, 2019
Students learn to write a debatable, focused, and clear claim with this instructional approach.
Argumentative Claim Checklist
Students can use the three-part checklist to ensure that their argumentative claim is a strong foundation for the rest of their argumentative essay.
The Continued Importance of Handwriting Instruction
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
Learning handwriting and practicing it in the home and at school helps early readers learn to recognize letters.
Improve Your Writing Using Mentor Texts
Questions about a mentor text guide discussion, help students organize their thoughts, and identify techniques and approaches from the example of good writing that students can use. The organizer can be used in a group or individual setting.
Using Mentor Texts to Learn From the Best and Improve Students’ Writing
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Posted on: January 22, 2019
Learn about selecting a good mentor text to teach students writing techniques and approaches through instruction and discussion.
Teaching Writing Fluency Through Feedback and Progress Monitoring Toward Goals
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Posted on: May 15, 2018
A continued look at teaching writing fluency through timed practice, focusing on giving students’ immediate and corrective feedback, and monitoring student progress toward writing goals.
Example Student Graph for Progress Monitoring
Teachers can use this graph to record writing goals and progress toward those goals with their students. A partially completed graph is also included to demonstrate how teachers and students can use the tool.