What Order Should You Teach Writing? A Clear Scope and Sequence for Grades 3–5
You’re sitting at your desk in October following your Big Box Writing Curriculum’s Scope and Sequence and working through a stack of fourth-grade writing assessments
You’re sitting at your desk in October following your Big Box Writing Curriculum’s Scope and Sequence and working through a stack of fourth-grade writing assessments
Why Students Won’t Do Work in Class If you teach third, fourth, or fifth grade, you have probably seen it.
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
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
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
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