Writing strategies

Strategies for Writing a Story Beginning ~ Free lesson activities for teaching students to write a hook for their narratives.

Use this free COPS checklist for peer or independent editing! It's perfect for teaching students how to edit their writing!

What Reading Strategies Work In Every Content Area? by TeachThought Staff Reading is simply a sequence of symbol interpretation. By understanding that letters make sounds, we can blend those sounds together to make whole sounds that symbolize meaning we can all exchange with one another. By mastering the symbols and their most common contexts, reading becomes a practice in thought--less about decoding and more about understanding. Without getting too Platonic about it all, reading doesn't…

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

Ten fun writing activities for kids of all ages. Low pressure, creative ideas to help students practice their skills and get writing!

The Teacher Studio: Learning, Thinking, Creating: Literacy Lessons

How to teach writing strategies to kids - ideas and activities for elementary students #teachingwriting #writing #1stgrade #2ndgrade #3rdgrade

We believe it’s important for teachers to take every opportunity they can to help students become better writers. Check out these six ways to teach your middle school class how to improve their writing skills and use these 10 prompts to help your students dive into journaling!

Students turning in writing with errors? Here's a strategy to help with editing. Also included: a creative solution for the online STAAR! Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for educational technology and teaching innovation.