Writing-to-Learn Strategies
Shrinklit. Probable Passages. Guided Writing. Multigenre Reports. These four writing strategies help students learn to make predictions, build connections, raise questions, discover new ideas, and promote higher-level thinking. Here's the step-by-step on how to use these strategies in your classroom.
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The Writing Road: Reinvigorate Your Students' Enthusiasm for Writing
Priming your students for writing with props or humorous thoughts can pique their interest in a writing topic. In addition to priming, visual organizers like hamburgers and word trees challenge students to organize their writing and choose interesting words. Find out more about these topics as well as COPS and STOPS in this informative article about writing.
Feedback, Evaluation, Sharing: How to Nurture Student Writers
Teachers play an important role in shaping students' written work. Specific feedback can motivate developing writers and provide real purpose for revision. Learn when to provide feedback, what kind of feedback is most effective, and how to plan for different types of writing conferences. You might want to keep the list of sample response prompts handy as you meet with students.
LD News
March 11, 2014
'Read-Aloud' Assistance on Common Tests Proves Contentious
Education Week
Mom: My Autistic Son 'Is Lost in a Sea of Standards' at School
The Washington Post
Program Supports Students with Learning Disabilities
The Gannon Knight (Erie, PA)
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Helping Kids with Dysgraphia Succeed
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. Kids with dysgraphia often have difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting, and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Discover the warning signs of dysgraphia and learn more about effective accommodations, modifications, and instructional strategies.
Effective Writing Instruction: An Interview with Steve Graham
The "once and done" model of teaching writing to kids with LD just doesn't work, says expert Steve Graham. In our exclusive interview, Graham outlines three research-based practices that are particularly helpful to students with LD. Learn how to implement each recommendation in your classroom.
Feature App: Sentence Builder
This engaging learning tool helps children build grammatically correct sentences about a picture on their screen. The app also offers lots of practice using transition words!
Contributions From You
Today's First Person Essay
Robert Rauschenberg by Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg's works now hang in major art galleries and museums all over the world. When he was in school his success would not have been predicted. Rauschenberg has dyslexia...
