Everything in teaching writing comes down to time. The most serious discussions on actually improving students’ writing (not just teaching writing) focus primarily on time. Furthermore, the teaching-writing research and philosophies also address how teachers should...
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A Learning Style Model Based on the Questions Your Students Want Answered There are many interesting models for analyzing students’ different learning styles. Here is a practical model which may change the way you teach writing… today. You will have a checklist of the...
There is little more important in the world of education today than improving student engagement. If you want: • Yourself to enjoy teaching. • Your students to enjoy school. • Your students’ test scores to go up. • The day to pass smoothly and quickly. • The...
Do you struggle with teaching writing? Do your students struggle with writing? Does their writing frustrate you? Does your writing instruction bore them? Do you believe there has to be a more effective way to teach writing? Have you tried different methods? Have you...
Transform your child into a truly confident author using “Pattern Based Writing: Quick and Easy Essay! Should you help your child with writing? YES. The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) suggests that you help your child with writing. OERI believes...
I created this simple Timed Writing System early in my teaching career when I was completely lost in teaching writing theory. I determined I needed an objective apples-to-apples method for monitoring growth. In short, I wanted to know if the techniques and strategies...
Improve Student Organization and You Will Bring Lasting Results As discussed previously, there seems to be a link between organizational skills and student success. Improving student organizational skills is one of the surest ways of having a lasting effect on a...
The Six Traits of Writing In teaching elementary students how to write well, there is grammar, and there is writing. Many teachers teach a lot of grammar because when it comes to teaching writing, they are at a loss. What does it mean to teach writing? A useful model...
Teaching writing should begin with a vision and a plan for achieving writing success. Teaching writing should begin with the end in mind. This allows the teacher to be clear on writing goals and writing expectation. When writing goals and expectations are clear for...
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