Accuracy in the Writing Process

There has long been an ongoing debate about how to address writing accuracy in the classroom. For sure, we want to encourage fluency when writing which means that we don't stop and insist on perfect spelling and grammar and punctuation every time a student writes. There is this fine balance between fluency and understanding that different standards adhere for different audiences. Sometimes it is important to be accurate in every way and to labour over our writing and other times rules are meant to be broken,. The trick is to ensure students are learning that and working to address the difference in their writing.