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Set up your writing block quickly and easily with a simple, research-based framework
Schools need their writing instruction simplified. Most classrooms share writing time with another subject, making it difficult for students to receive the direct writing instruction they need. Between the lack of time, increased gaps in writing skills, and inconsistent writing curriculum, teachers are struggling to bring their students up to grade level.
Simplify Your Writing Instruction provides you with a classroom-tested framework that helps you set up your writing block within the limited time and resources you have. Step by step, this practical guide shows you how to amplify your students’ writing skills, employ simple feedback opportunities and interventions, streamline your lessons, use simple differentiation techniques to help reach students of all ability levels, and more.
Author April Smith is a former teacher who has trained more than 50,000 K-12 educators on best practices for writing instruction. While in the classroom, she learned that having simple and consistent systems in place is critical. Accordingly, none of the tasks and strategies will require you to create or prep anything complicated or time-consuming. In Simplify Your Writing Instruction, you will find easy-to-use checklists, implementation tasks, customizable templates, student writing samples, helpful tables and charts, and a simple spreadsheet that you can use to plan your lessons and modify your teaching to meet the needs of each writer.
Be confident and supported in your writing instruction. Simplify Your Writing Instruction will teach you how to:
Packed with expert advice and easy-to-follow strategies, Simplify Your Writing Instruction: A Framework for a Better Writing Block is a must-have resource for all K-12 educators and teachers in training.
Introduction
Chapter 1 Common Struggles
Chapter 2: What Really Matters
Chapter 3: Make Writing a Priority
Chapter 4: The Power of Informal Pre-Assessment
Chapter 5: Make Observations and Record Important Data
Chapter 6: Build a Foundation
Chapter 7: Use Pre-Assessment Data to Modify Future Lessons
Chapter 8: Prepare Your Classroom
Chapter 9: Start Your First Writing Unit with Efficient Mini-Lessons
Chapter 10: Prepare for Early Finishers and Students Who Are Stuck
Chapter 11: Incorporate Grammar
Chapter 12: Support Students Through Small Group Instruction
Chapter 13: Provide Individualized Feedback Through Writing Conferences
Chapter 14: Integrate Peer Feedback Systems
Chapter 15: Support Students with Learning Disabilities
Chapter 16: Support English Language Learners
Chapter 17: Grade with a Student-Centered Approach
Appendix: Reproducible Pages
About the Author
Acknowledgments
How to Access the Downloadable Resources
Works Cited
Index
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