In our forthcoming book, How to Become a Better Writing Teacher, we focus on the question of how to help teachers become good writing teachers.
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Highly effective writing teachers teach with mentor texts. In direct instruction lessons, teachers explain the techniques to students. (continue reading)
When you use mentor texts in your teaching, you have at your fingertips concrete examples of craft techniques and conventions to refer to during your mini-lessons, small group lessons and writing conferences. (continue reading)
