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"Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”— Louis L’Amour

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What are we writing for...To memorize and recall what was presented to us or worse are we calling students out for not doing that?

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What are we writing for...To memorize and recall what was presented to us or worse are we calling students out for not doing that?

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"... you need to give students a meaningful and thought-provoking context in which their writing is part of a discussion or an expression of concern."

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"Clear writing is the logical arrangement of thought" - William Zinsser

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Getting kids' attention is about creating interest: keeping thier attention is all about relevance.

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Teaching students through social justice issues that are relevant to them garners motivation.

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"Perhaps, both in learning to write and in writing to learn, they are the only ingredients that really matter. "

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"Perhaps, both in learning to write and in writing to learn, they are the only ingredients that really matter. "

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Nonfiction doesn't always mean true

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When a class begins with talk, it creates a foundation for respect. Students understand they are valued for who they are and what they think.

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"They all had the rare gift of enthusiasm. Again and again I was struck by the exuberance that these writers brought to what they were writing about. Whoever the writer and whatever the subject...-- the common thread is a sense of high enjoyment, zest and wonder. Perhaps, both in learning to write and in writing to learn, they are the only ingredients that really matter." Maybe it's because I just read it, but I'm constantly thinking about how to cultivate intellectual curiosity and this describes it perfectly.

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"If nonfiction is going to come knocking on the doors of our lives, then once it has intruded, something ought to happen. Something we know should be challenged, changed or confirmed." Beers and Probst

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"If nonfiction is going to come knocking on the doors of our lives, then once it has intruded, something ought to happen. Something we know should be challenged, changed or confirmed." Beers and Probst

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It is right and reasonable to hope that kids an have a lifelong engagement with at least one, hopefully several fields of knowledge...And, we might add, writing is a crucial part of that creating and maintaining this engagement.

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It is right and reasonable to hope that kids an have a lifelong engagement with at least one, hopefully several fields of knowledge...And, we might add, writing is a crucial part of that creating and maintaining this engagement.

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Content Area Writing

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American students today are not meeting even basic writing standards, and their teachers are often at a loss as to how to help them. In an age overwhelmed by information... we should view this as a crisis because the ability to read, comprehend and write- in other words, to organize information into knowledge- can be viewed as a tantamount to a survival skill. (Graham and Perin 2006, p.4)

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There's no way around the human fact that real understanding usually takes time.

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"If we teach children the power of writing to learn across the curriculum, we will also teach them the power of writing and of thinking across their lives. ~ Lucy Calkins  ~
Could anything matter more?

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The answer to the question "What is this writing for?" is one of the most crucial in the entire process because it permeates all of the students' actions and choices. 

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The answer to the question "What is this writing for?" is one of the most crucial in the entire process because it permeates all of the students' actions and choices. 

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Writing makes our thinking and learning meaningful.

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One Thing at a Time- Supporting the Writing Process

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One Thing at a Time- Supporting the Writing Process

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"[Writing is] also a method of getting students to learn who [are] afraid of learning

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Writing can become as natural as speaking - Sara F. 

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Writing can become as natural as speaking - Sara F. 

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My goal for my 1st graders is that writing is as natural as speaking - but it takes time, effort and guidance. I don't want them to dread writing but to see it a simply another way to share their ideas, knowledge, opinions and dreams...and simply share who they are. In first grade it's so many 1st steps, handwriting, words, spelling, sentence structure...etc!! But, the concept and confidence that they can express themselves with writing without perfection and all it's messiness is okay.  They matter and what they have to say also, matters!

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We needn't, indeed we shouldn't abandon good thoughtful writing assignments in response to pressure about the test. On the contrary, they'll not only help prepare students for writing on the tests but also increase scores in general.

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We needn't, indeed we shouldn't abandon good thoughtful writing assignments in response to pressure about the test. On the contrary, they'll not only help prepare students for writing on the tests but also increase scores in general.

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To get true learning power, kids must put ideas into their own words.

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To get true learning power, kids must put ideas into their own words.

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...learners must act on information in order to understand, remember, and use it.

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“Rigor is not an attribute of a text but rather a characteristic of our behavior with that text.” ― Kylene Beers, "Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading" (2012)

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“Rigor is not an attribute of a text but rather a characteristic of our behavior with that text.” ― Kylene Beers, "Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading" (2012)

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Nonfiction doesn't always mean true. We need to teach our students to be critical analyzers of what they read.

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"Talk to check for understanding...Talk to create understanding"

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"Talk to check for understanding...Talk to create understanding"

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Instead of drill and kill exercises, instruction needs to be creative, filled with positive emotion, and it needs to challenge young minds. - Perryman in 7 Steps

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Instead of drill and kill exercises, instruction needs to be creative, filled with positive emotion, and it needs to challenge young minds. - Perryman in 7 Steps

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use strategies to develop oracy, just like other subjects

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"What we do deserves our care, but it also deserves our revision."

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Talking to learn; harnessing the power of student conversation.

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Talking to learn; harnessing the power of student conversation.

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Teaching oracy means teaching the oral language skills and structures that are necessary for a child to be successful with the literacy objective. 
by: Kathy Escamilla

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Teaching oracy means teaching the oral language skills and structures that are necessary for a child to be successful with the literacy objective. 
by: Kathy Escamilla

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Never add a new activity to your teaching schedule before you subtract something else.

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If we are to read well, we must develop the habits of mind that let us read with a skeptical eye and an open mind. We must be open to challenge and change.

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Students usually need to be more actively involved, so combining think alouds with some group composing the kids want to be a part of the process.
Matt Olson

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There's no way around the human fact that real understanding usually takes time.
Harvey Daniels

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There's no way around the human fact that real understanding usually takes time.
Harvey Daniels

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"Just as rigor does not reside in the barbell but in the act if lifting it, rigor in reading is not an attribute of a text but rather of a reader's behavior-engaged, observant, responsive, questioning, analytical."-
Kylene Beers

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Model by writing...think out loud while writing

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Making learning fun and meaninful

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Many people use writing as a tool for thinking, as a device that can help them make decisions, consider possibilities, collaborate with others, and try out thoughts they may not be ready to speak aloud...it's also a valuable resource of self expression, of finding out who we are and why we feel the way we do, a means of crafting verbal art that helps us see our world in a new way.Randy Bomer, "Strong Enough for Tests and Life"

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Many people use writing as a tool for thinking, as a device that can help them make decisions, consider possibilities, collaborate with others, and try out thoughts they may not be ready to speak aloud...it's also a valuable resource of self expression, of finding out who we are and why we feel the way we do, a means of crafting verbal art that helps us see our world in a new way.Randy Bomer, "Strong Enough for Tests and Life"

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-abi perroni

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Nonfiction intrudes into our world and purports to tell the truth.

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There is no questions that writing and reading are connected. I will inspire to write about their questions as well and grow in their learning as they reflect on new learning.

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The more you read the better you write; the more you write the better you read.

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The more you read the better you write; the more you write the better you read.

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Both students and adult learners need to learn this strategy.

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“SUPPORT LITERACY! A child who cannot read cannot text.” ― Ron Brackin

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“SUPPORT LITERACY! A child who cannot read cannot text.” ― Ron Brackin

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"But there's no way around the human fact that real understanding usually takes time."