You probably already know that I LOVE teaching writing. And you might think I'm crazy, but nonfiction writing might be my favorite type of writing. It's hard to call favorites, but truthfully - I find it the easiest (personally) than other types of writing. I think that might be because informative … [Read more...] about How to Teach Informational Writing

What do I do with my writers at all different levels?  A few weeks back, I shared a blog post about Writing conferences. I think we can all agree how important Writing conferences are. We’d be hardpressed to find a teacher that DIDN’T think writing conferences are important.  But I think what … [Read more...] about How to Use Small Group Writing Conferences

You know how sometimes you look around the room at your writers and realize they all have some version of describing their favorite birthday at Disney World, their trip to Pennsylvania, or just a description of their BFF and why they love them so much. As you start to pull out your hair, you wonder … [Read more...] about Actions & Words: Adding Dialogue to Narrative Writing

Writing conferences are the most organic way to differentiate your writing instruction. These one-to-one moments give us the opportunity to really see our students as writers and give specific instruction to them on how they can grow as writers. Giving our students’ feedback and direct instruction … [Read more...] about How to Conduct Writing Conferences in Upper Elementary