https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz My notes for my action research project. en-us 2018-05-15 12:58:14 UTC 2026-01-30 23:01:38 UTC hello@padlet.com lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260831938 Students struggle to respond to writing prompts appropriately because they lack organization and structure. ]]> 2018-05-15 13:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260831938 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260840661 What strategies and mini lessons work best for teaching organization and structure when it comes to improving students written work?]]> 2018-05-15 13:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260840661 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260892942 "Teacher's, especially English teachers, usually operate by a deficit model of writing instruction. By "deficit model," I mean that we are looking to find what's wrong and fix it. Although we need to point out errors and teach students to edit, a more productive way of imagining writing instruction is by thinking of writing as a resource." (Benjamin 2013, p.11)]]> 2018-05-15 15:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/260892942 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261002890 The middle grades are a critical time for students to learn about writing, as a support form of expression.]]> 2018-05-15 19:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261002890 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261184306 'Getting started' is often the barrier to writing for struggling and disengaged writers. The blank page does little to inspire their efforts and concerns around spelling, word selection, handwriting, lack of content and grammar. Often, these only serve to justify their hesitancy to engage. The Literacy Advisors at U-CAN READ: Literacy Intervention Years 3-10 (UCR) work to address these issues and in doing so build the confidence of writers to reach their potential as budding authors.]]> 2018-05-16 12:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261184306 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261189239 in The Writing Strategies Book, Jen Serravallo does the same, collecting 300 of the most effective strategies to share with writers, and grouping them beneath 10 crucial goals.

• develop individual goals for every writer
• give students step-by-step strategies for writing with skill and craft
• coach writers using prompts aligned to a strategy
• present mentor texts that support a genre and strategy
• adjust instruction to meet individual needs with Jen’s Teaching Tips
• demonstrate and explain a writing move with her Lesson Language
• learn more with Hat Tips to the work of influential teacher–authors.

]]> 2018-05-16 12:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261189239 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261191426 Student writers often struggle because they lack connection with the assignment or an authentic audience. Relevant topics, blogging, and brainstorming with peers can remedy this.]]> 2018-05-16 12:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261191426 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261192083 2018-05-16 12:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261192083 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261193349  “You hope that by exposing them to great writing, they’ll start to hear what’s going on.”]]> 2018-05-16 12:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261193349 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261194051 By introducing individual writing skills one at a time and slowly building upon each one, students will be less overwhelmed when you ask them to write an essay.]]> 2018-05-16 12:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261194051 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261198833 The 2007 and 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress data indicate that a significant percentage of American students struggle with writing. In 2007, only 35% of eighth grade students performed at or above the proficient level and in 2011, only 27% of eighth graders reached this goal. ]]> 2018-05-16 13:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261198833 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261200530 Being able to put one's thoughts on paper is a critical skill for success in school and later professional endeavors. As soon as students have acquired basic writing skills, they are under constant demand to demonstrate their academic competence through the written texts they produce. In other words, possessing content knowledge is not enough. One needs also to be able to express the information in a form that is comprehensible to the reader.]]> 2018-05-16 13:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261200530 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261206513 Certainly, struggling writers and learners need to be thoughtfully engaged in learning, but, unfortunately, just giving them the keys to the car isn’t enough. In an extremely enlightening and helpful book, Strategies for Struggling Writers, James L. Collins identifies key challenges facing struggling writers in urban schools. In order for these students to progress as writers, these challenges must be addressed—which may mean more teacher-directed instruction than some of you may be comfortable with.]]> 2018-05-16 13:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261206513 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261207477 2018-05-16 13:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261207477 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261207737 2018-05-16 13:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261207737 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261256550 Declining writing ability has been a mounting concern for those involved in secondary and higher education. Some believe the quality of student writing is worse than ever before]]> 2018-05-16 15:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261256550 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261261571 2018-05-16 15:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261261571 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261266448 2018-05-16 15:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261266448 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261267557 One example of the writing process approach that has been gaining traction in schools is known as the writer's workshop or writing workshop model.]]> 2018-05-16 15:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261267557 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261271312 2018-05-16 15:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261271312 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261272151 The Up the Ladder books are designed for kids in gr. 3–6  who might not have had experiences in writing workshop classrooms. The units give less experienced writers opportunities to engage in repeated successful practice and to move rapidly along a gradually increasing progression of challenges. Although designed to be precursors to the grade-level writing Units of Study, these units can be helpful in a variety of settings.]]> 2018-05-16 15:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261272151 lhorowit https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261351677 2018-05-16 18:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/261351677 kkitchen21 https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/263756085 2018-05-26 03:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lhorowit/Horowitz/wish/263756085