How can we encourage young learners to become confident writers? It’s a question every elementary classroom teacher continues to ponder. In this episode of Literacy Talks, writing takes center stage as our hosts explore how to rethink writing workshop strategy and transform it so students can build a solid foundation for writing—from the basics of letter formation to the creativity that comes from expressing and communicating ideas. Like early reading instruction, early writing instruction benefits from explicit, systematic methods, with writing skills developing in tandem with reading. If you’re looking for effective ideas for building writing skills as part of everyday literacy instruction, this episode will give you a wealth of ideas and inspiration.
SEASON 4, EPISODE 13
Show Notes
Literacy Leaders
- William Van Cleave
- Deb Glaser
- Nancy Fetzer
Resources
- Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages by William Van Cleave
- From Talking to Writing – Landmark School
- The Writing Revolution
- Word Masters to Movie Scripts
- Entertainment Weekly—Writer’s Room: Noah Hawley on how he answers life’s biggest questions through his work