Differentiating Instruction in Writer’s Workshop
In Writer’s Workshop, students are provided a structured time to write in the social context of the classroom, with the expertise of their teacher as a “guide on the side.” In most Writer’s Workshops,...
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop Mini-Conferences
With Writer’s Workshop, teachers typically organize a one-hour workshop so that at least half of the time is devoted to writing, peer conferences, and writer-teacher mini-conferences. Properly managed,...
View ArticleHow to Teach Writing Skills
Writing Skills: Taught and Caught Now that teachers have had plenty of professional development in how to write arguments (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.1) and informative/explanatory texts...
View ArticleWriting Literacy Centers
Writing Academic Literacy Centers As most teachers have now adjusted their writing instruction and practice into the narrowed focus of the Common Core State Standards (more research and essays and less...
View ArticleHow to Teach Writing in Literacy Centers
How to Teach Writing in Literacy Centers Literacy centers, or stations, are ideal instructional strategies for some writing instruction and practice. As much as teachers love literacy centers (I do!),...
View ArticleHow to Teach Grammar in Literacy Centers
How to Teach Grammar in Literacy Centers Literacy centers, (also referred to as stations), can serve as the wonderful venues for collaborative discussion of how our culture uses written and spoken...
View ArticleTeaching Essay Strategies
Teaching Essay Strategies Teaching Essay Strategies Pennington Publishing’s Teaching Essay Strategies is the comprehensive curriculum designed to help teachers teach the essay components of the Common...
View ArticleWriter’s Handbook | The Pennington Manual of Style
Lately, I’ve received more than my fair share of compliments about my writing. Yesterday, I posted a brief comment on a teacher’s post on the seller’s forum on Teachers Pay Teachers. The author of the...
View ArticleKnowledge of Language | Anchor Standards for Language
Writing Openers Language Application Tucked away in the often-overlooked recesses of the Common Core State Standards, the Anchor Standards for Language includes a practical, if somewhat ambiguous...
View ArticleEnglish-language Arts Standards
Common Core State Standards Standards-based education is now the norm in public and most parochial schools. Having largely captured the focus of the educational reform movement over the last 25 years,...
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