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It’s Tuesday! Share a Slice of Life!

Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge. Write your post. Share the permalink here in the comments section. Be sure to comment on three other posts sometime today. The coauthors of Two Writing Teachers are thrilled to back after our July blogging vacation. If you haven't already, check out our August blog series:… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Share a Slice of Life!

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Literacy Coaches: Schools out. Now what?

Four practical priorities for this summer.

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Four Writing Workshop Ideas for the Final Stretch

If you're in the final stretch--the last few days or weeks of school-- here are a few ideas to keep kids writing right to the very end.

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Literacy Coaches: How do you assess your impact?

A few months ago I received an email from a curriculum director in a district where I sometimes do a bit of consulting: Did I have any data regarding my impact in schools? Did I know where I could find such data? The district needed to prove my impact in order to get the grant… Continue reading Literacy Coaches: How do you assess your impact?

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Sending Notebooks Up

We can send up our own little writing workshop time-capsules for kids to open in the fall.

Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer Blog Series · reading-writing connections · summer vacation · writing workshop

Summer Reading & Writing Connections: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer

You know that expression people use: "It's like riding a bicycle?" It's supposed to mean that once you learn a skill set you'll never forget it. Turns out reading and writing are not like riding a bicycle.

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Three things that might be stressing out your young writers (and what you can do to support them)

Classrooms need to be places where students can take risks, solve problems, and learn to work through the hard parts. But sometimes anxiety and worry get in the way of learning.

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 14 of 31

Day 14 of today's Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 13 of 31

Day 17 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 12 of 31

Welcome to Day 12 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 11 of 31

Welcome to Day 11 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge! If you're feeling like the initial excitement your students exhibited at the start of the challenge might be wearing off, don't worry, you are not alone. It's not necessarily a bad thing to work through the hard parts! One the amazing parts of experiencing… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 11 of 31

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 10 of 31

Welcome to Day 10 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge! Keep up the great writing!