Remake of Why is Writing Instruction Important? by

dqueen2 — 2023-10-22 12:36:10 UTC

Historically, writing was the ultimate intellectual and literary skill because it entailed the act of reading something, thinking about the content, considering new ideas to set to paper, and then communicating those words to the intended audience. (Dr. Gholdy Muhammed)

dqueen2 — 2023-10-22 12:40:36 UTC

Writing is the output of our learning. It allows us to show how we have digested information on a deeper level.

dqueen2 — 2023-10-22 12:41:35 UTC

Writing well is not just an option for young people—it is a necessity. Along with reading comprehension, writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life and in the global economy.Yet every year in the United States large numbers of adolescents graduate from high school unable to write at the basic levels required by colleges or employers. (Writing Next Graham and Perrin 2007 pg 11)

dqueen2 — 2023-10-22 12:42:09 UTC

A recent study sheds light on why writing is such a beneficial activity—not just in subjects typically associated with writing, like history and English, but across all subjects. Professor Steve Graham and his colleagues at Arizona State University’s Teachers College analyzed 56 studies looking at the benefits of writing in science, social studies, and math and found that writing “reliably enhanced learning” across all grade levels. While teachers commonly ask students to write about a topic in order to assess how well they understand the material, the process of writing also improves a student’s ability to recall information, make connections between different concepts, and synthesize information in new ways. In effect, writing isn’t just a tool to assess learning, it also promotes it. (Youki Terada, Edutopia, 2021)

2023-10-25 14:57:03 UTC

This quote helps to validate writing in the age of AI generated text.

2023-10-25 15:04:57 UTC

Writing is not only a way to show evidence or a response, but it also allows for creativity and expression

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2023-10-25 15:05:28 UTC

I agree with this quote because it shows that reading and writing goes hand-in-hand. Moreover, writing is a thought process. When presented with a great deal of information and a question, writing requires the writer to think about the ideas that resonated with them, respond to the question, and challenge their thinking on a deeper level.

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2023-10-25 15:07:11 UTC

Writing allows my students to express their learning and makes their thinking truly visible. It also helps them to identify their own misconceptions in a concrete manner. It can be empowering for students as well as they author their own pieces of literature.