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What are other priorities related to the 2022-2023 school year?

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What are resources, initiatives and professional learning that target student wellness, social emotional learning and community engagement?

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What are curriculum, instructional resources and professional learning that will support and strengthen classroom instruction?

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A targeted reading intervention teacher that focuses on Spanish in lower grades

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A targeted reading intervention teacher that focuses on English in General Ed classes (focus on target populations - AA, Newcomer, Latinx, etc.)

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Development of Spanish coordination team that is school-wide (horizontal and vertical alignment)

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Having math intervention groups during and after school

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Coaching and support for teachers with a focus on literacy (Spanish & English)

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GLAD or other trainings for teachers that provide support for English Language Development instruction

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Stipend for teachers who teach lower levels of designated ELD

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Creating book clubs for students across classes to meet during and after school

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Support or PD to make the Amplify science curriculum more fun and interesting

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Lucy Caulkins writing professional development

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Lucy Calkins and Colleagues Units of Study

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Home / Our Series - K-5 Writing

A Workshop Curriculum for Kindergarten-Grade 5

High Expectations, Achievable Goals

The writing units of study help teachers provide their students with instruction, opportunities for practice, and concrete doable goals to help them meet and exceed any set of high standards.

Proven Tools and Methods

It is an understatement to say these units have been piloted many times. The teaching in these books has been planned, taught, revised, and retaught, through a cycle of improvement involving literally thousands of classrooms in schools dotting the globe.

A Clear Instructional Arc

Each writing unit represents about five to six weeks of teaching, structured into three or four "bends in the road." Rather than tackling the entire journey all at once, it's easier to embark on this series of shorter, focused bends, pausing between each to regroup and prepare for the next.

A Guide to the Writing Workshop

Describes the essential principles, methods, and structures of effective writing workshop instruction. (Available for separate purchase-ideal for administrators and coaches who are supporting implementation of Units of Study.)

Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions

A powerful assessment system offering learning progressions, performance assessments, student checklists, rubrics, and leveled writing exemplars. (Available in a K-8 version - ideal for administrators and coaches)

Trade Book Packs
(recommended optional purchase)

Across each unit, trade books are used to model effective writing techniques, encourage students to read as writers, and provide background knowledge.

Up the Ladder

Just getting started with the Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing? Consider the Up the Ladder units to accelerate intermediate students' progress to the work they will do in the grade-level units. Who should choose the Up the Ladder units?

Teachers in grades 3-6 whose students are new to writing workshop

Teachers in grades 3 and up who want to help students accelerate their progress in writing

Teachers in intermediate grades who want to give their students a refresher in writing workshop fundamentals

Note that Up the Ladder units are not meant to be an alternative to the core Units of Study, but rather a ramp to accelerate kids to the grade-level work they will do in those units.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Overview

Getting Started

Workshop Methods

Assessment

The Grades K-5 Units

Purchasing Options

Series Bundles

Purchase Recommendation: choose the bundle with the Trade Book Packs if your library does not already include the mentor texts referenced in the Units.

Each Grade Level with Trade Pack

Each Grade Level without Trade Pack

Additional Units of Study for Selected Grade Levels

The TCRWP is a learning organization that is continuously building on their earlier work. These additional book-length units fit tongue-and-groove with the original grades K, 2, and 5 units. Additionally, Small Moments, the first unit in the core set of first grade writing units, is available for separate purchase.

Guides to the Writing Workshop

A copy of the appropriate Guide is included in your Units box. These Guides are offered as an optional purchase for administrators and coaches.

Trade Packs

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Units of Study Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing

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Home / Our Series - K-5 Writing High Expectations, Achievable Goals The writing units of study help teachers provide their students with instruction, opportunities for practice, and concrete doable goals to help them meet and exceed any set of high standards. Proven Tools and Methods It is an understatement to say these units have been piloted many times.

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Continue with the current social emotional and culture/climate supports for students

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Mindfulness & Social Emotional Training for teachers and staff members

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More cohesive school wide anti-racist / anti-bias training for teachers & staff

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More support for target populations (AA, Newcomer, Latinx); specifically with low attendance

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Continuing with a family outreach specialist/family liaison who is bilingual

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Money to pay for classroom supplies

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Continue with ASEP & Support Staff covering recess & lunch to give teachers some time throughout the day

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Continue funding for K+1 Art Teacher so that all students have art class once a week

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More $ and resources into school gardens & outdoor spaces

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Have drama and dance class for students