Students Who Won’t Try: Cognitive Overload and the Necessary Shift in Tier 1 Writing Instruction
Why Students Won’t Do Work in Class If you teach third, fourth, or fifth grade, you have probably seen it.
Why Students Won’t Do Work in Class If you teach third, fourth, or fifth grade, you have probably seen it.
How to Teach Writing When Students Have Access to AI Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. You’re probably starting to notice what AI-generated
The Paragraph Project: Using the Science of Writing to Teach Paragraph Writing in 6 Weeks If you teach writing to upper elementary, you already know
Most upper elementary classrooms share a common challenge when it comes to writing instruction: an extremely wide range of writing abilities in one classroom. Some
Most big box writing programs begin the year with narrative essays or a “Writer’s Workshop Launch.” It’s well-intended: hook students with creativity, build a love
According to the most recent NAEP scores, 73% of eighth graders in the United States cannot write proficiently. That statistic signals a serious literacy and
Let’s say you’re grading your first narrative writing assignment of the year. You stack the papers into three groups: The ones that are solid The
Only 27% of eighth graders score proficient or above in writing on the NAEP. That means for every class of 30 students, eight of them
In this article, we’re going to break down the Explicit Writing Kickstarter Kit (EWKK), its contents, and how we’re going to fix writing instruction, together.
Most big-box upper elementary writing programs begin the year with narrative essays. It feels familiar. It’s how we’ve always done it. But at The Teacher
Writing is one of the most challenging subjects for students. It requires them to juggle multiple tasks at once. From understanding the prompt to organizing
As upper elementary teachers, our goal is to create strong writers. However, the lack of Explicit Writing Instruction has caused students in the US to
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