Interactive Writing and Shared Writing: From the Archives

Whether you’re a veteran teacher or early on in your career, there’s always something to be gained from brushing up on the ins and outs of interactive and shared writing. For this post, I’ve selected pieces that provide key insights into the “why” behind both practices, offer manageable suggestions for how to incorporate them into your writing workshop routine, and highlight some “out of the box” ways that interactive or shared writing can be used in a variety of student groupings and classroom settings.

Leah Koch

Reminders About Interactive Writing

Pam Koutrakos

Step Up Interactive Writing (…And Sneak In More Spelling, Vocabulary, and Grammar)

Jenna Komarin

Possibilities for Interactive Writing in a Bilingual Classroom

Beth Moore

It’s Now or Never to Start Up a Shared Writing Routine

Shared Writing 101: A Crash Course in Writing Together

Amy Ellerman

Seen, Valued, Heard: Leveraging Shared Writing to Build Community

Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski

Shared Writing: Expanding the Reach with Small Groups