Writing minilessons are a powerful tool for teachers, helping students to grow as independent writers.
July 29, 2024
It can be hard to strike the right balance between conventions and creativity when teaching writing. Too many rules can cause kids to disengage, while too few may lead to writing that fails to convey its intended meaning.
July 24, 2024
Young children love to learn and use new words. How do we tap into this natural curiosity and excitement to support vocabulary development?
How can writing help students see they are not alone?
May 9, 2024
How does teaching occur at that nexus of storytelling, performance and art?
May 2, 2024
Join host Liz Prather and guest Willeena Booker as they explore the transformative potential of writing as a tool for healing and social justice.
April 25, 2024
Wille Carver and Liz Prather explore how sharing personal narratives can pave the path to healing and advocacy.
April 18, 2024
David Rockower and Liz Prather discuss how students explore what matters to them through writing.
April 11, 2024
Writing workshop minilessons are meant as intervals for explicit, brief instruction in skills and strategies that then become part of a writer’s ongoing repertoire.
April 9, 2024
Stacey Joy and Liz Prather discuss the transformative power of using writing to reflect and rediscover joy in teaching.
April 4, 2024
To teach writing well, it is important to know about qualities of the four major genres of writing.
April 2, 2024
How do you approach essay, poetry, book clubs, and digital composition? If we reimagine our approach we can open the door to more engaged and challenging learning.
January 2, 2024
Record-keeping systems allow you to consolidate data, study individual progress, track the frequency with which you meet with students, and easily access and update your data across time.
December 29, 2023
Here are six tools you can slowly introduce into your classroom writing center to support student independence.
December 26, 2023
Small-group reading lessons have the potential to transform students into confident and skilled readers.
December 1, 2023
The study of 100-word stories teaches students to identify a story’s intrinsic architecture.
November 8, 2023
The goal of our new book, How to Become a Better Writing Teacher, is to help you become really good at teaching writing.
November 1, 2023
By understanding and valuing each writing process stage, you can guide students from initial ideas to completed works. Because as writing mentors, our goal isn’t just to teach writing—but to inspire a love for it.
October 3, 2023