Before I became a teacher, I was a business major in college, and an actor after college. In short, I’ve always had an interest in both creativity and productivity. Nowhere in the teaching of elementary school students do these two opposing sides create more...
The Research Shows Series: Elementary School Creative Writing What is creative writing? Poetry is considered creative writing. That should be no surprise! Where things get tricky is “narrative writing.” At its heart, a narrative is a story. Stories can be true and...
The Research Shows Series: Changes in Teaching Writing How has writing instruction changed over the last few decades? What are the most effective strategies for teaching writing? What is the difference between product and process when teaching writing? Which is more...
The Research Shows Series: Effective Writing Instruction The research shows that students must write more! However, the research also shows that “fill in the blank” and “short answer” isolated skill drills fail to improve student writing. Do your students regularly...
The Research Shows Series: Revision What does the research show about teaching students how to revise their own writing? Do teachers and students perceive revision the same way? Are computers a help or a hindrance in teaching students how to revise? Most important of...
The Research Shows Series: Journal Writing in the Classroom Are you considering using journals in your classroom? If so, you certainly want to know what the research says. This research article has five sections: 1. Journal Writing in Experiential Education 2. The...
The Research Shows Series: Publishing Student Writing What happens when no one ever sees a child’s writing? You guessed it, decreased motivation and lower quality writing. Publishing student writing is a vital part of the writing process. While it’s true many writers...
The Research Shows Series: Current Views on Teaching Writing and Writer’s Workshop What are today’s best practices in teaching writing? Decades of research have shown that isolated skill drills do little to improve student writing. All of the research indicates that...
The Research Shows Series: Teaching Writing and Social Studies – Writing Across the Curriculum Are you looking to improve your students’ writing? If so, you want to have your students writing across the curriculum. Furthermore, you want to be teaching writing while...
The Research Shows Series: The Reading / Writing Connection The Reading/Writing connection – we all know it exists! But how are they connected? How do we connect them? Welcome to “The Research Shows” series where you will get a quick overview on what the research...
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