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Highly Effective Academic Strategies PowerPoint

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Handout # 3 Implementation of Small Groups

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Handout # 3 Implementation of Small Groups

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Neurotypical Developmental Stages & Strategies

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Neurotypical Cognitive Development Stages & Strategies

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Handout # 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES 3.17.20

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Extra Handout Common Causes for Academic - Behavior Problems

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Tools for Formative assessments 22-23 (1)

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Handout # 2 PARTICIPATION STRATEGIES 3.17.21

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Handout # 4 Teacher Observables (Examples)

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udl flipbk action and expression options page

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Removing Barriers to Engagement, Representation, and Action/Expression

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Removing Barriers to Engagement, Representation, and Action/Expression

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Accommodations for Visual Processing Disorder

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Accommodations for Slow Processing Speed

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Accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorders

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Accommodations for Students with Anxiety Disorders

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Accommodations for Students with Behavioral Disorders

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Learning to write involves many skills. Kids need fine motor skills for handwriting and typing. Getting words on paper also requires spelling and other skills closely related to reading.

Writers need to organize their thoughts. As they get older, they're expected to use more complex sentence structure and vocabulary. They also have to do more planning, drafting, and revising. Many kids have a tough time using these self-regulation strategies in writing.

Kids develop writing skills at different rates. But they tend to meet certain milestones by certain ages. Here's how writing skills typically develop as kids get older.

Toddlers (ages 1-2 years)

Hold crayon in clenched fist

Understand that crayons are used for making scribbles

Preschoolers (ages 3-4 years)

Draw wavy lines across the page that look like lines of text from a book

Make distinct marks that look like letters and that are separated from each other

Write some actual letters, especially the letters in their name

May write their name

May try different kinds of writing, like writing a list or a card

May start to draw pictures and label them using letters or letter-like marks

Hold pencil correctly and form letters accurately

Know the sounds letters make and spell words based on how they sound

Spell some common words that aren't spelled the way they sound (often called sight words)

Use different endings for the same word, like walks, walking, and walked

In kindergarten, label pictures with a few words and begin to write simple sentences with correct grammar

By the end of first or second grade, write a page or more about personal experiences and what they're learning in school

May start using different types of writing, like narratives and opinion papers ("Why I liked this book")

Spell words using knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and root words, like helpful, helpless, and unhelpful

Write more complex sentences and use a variety of sentences to express ideas clearly

Use different structure and content for different kinds of papers (narrative, informative, and persuasive)

Understand the process of planning, drafting, and revising, and begin to use strategies for each of these steps

May start to use source materials to gather information for writing

May begin to type fairly quickly on a keyboard, if the school teaches this skill

Continue to develop typing skills, grammar knowledge, and vocabulary

Write more complex narratives that describe personal experiences

Cite sources in informative/research papers

Write argumentative papers that support claims with reasons and evidence and that consider opposing positions

Use strategies for planning and revising, including how to search for accurate information on the internet

Continue to develop typing skills, grammar knowledge, and vocabulary

Write longer and more complex papers on various subjects (science, social studies, literature)

Use planning strategies to search for and combine information from multiple sources

Continue to develop strategies for revising

Remember that all kids are different. A child might do well with one skill but still be a little behind with another. Struggling with writing doesn't mean kids aren't smart. Some kids just need more support to thrive as writers.

If you're concerned that a child isn't hitting many of these writing milestones, find out why some kids have trouble with writing.

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When do kids learn to write? See a list of writing milestones by age to get a better picture of how writing skills develop in children.