TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO WRITE

The Reading Instruction Show by Dr. Andy Johnson

Episode notes

Throughout my series of podcasts related to writing instruction you’ll encounter six reoccurring themes:

1. Everyone can write. Writing is creating meaning with print and sharing that meaning with others. Everyone can record or express an idea on paper (or computer). Young children may use more pictures and squiggly shapes than letters and words, but they are creating meaning with print and sharing their ideas.

2. Students need to be taught the writing process. The five-step writing process will be described in Chapter 1 and referenced through this book. Everyone can become better writers if they are taught the steps and follow the process. The process may look a bit different in first grade than it does in 12th grade, but there is a process, and it does produce better writers.

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