Revision is difficult for students: they need audience awareness, a clear purpose, and experience with a wide toolkit of strategies. Rather than expecting revision to occur in one large block of time after drafting is done, a Revision Routine engages kids in making tweaks to writing along the way.
Category: writing process
Is the Paper Holding Your Writers Back?
What if the paper we give students is limiting what they can show us as writers? From lined paper to digital tools, our choices shape theirs. Explore why paper choice matters beyond K–2, especially in nonfiction writing, and how giving students more flexibility can foster independence, creativity, and agency.
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The Art of Writing a Graphic Novel
Gabbie Benda, author/illustrator of the graphic novel Serendipity shares some of the quirks and differences of drafting a graphic novel manuscript. Combining art and text can be a bit trickier than most novice writers assume, so be sure to avoid some of these pitfalls when drafting your graphic novel!
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Writing Process Mentor: Ready-to-Go-Tip
Using a tool with a newfound purpose! Teaching middle school writers involves navigating AI challenges and emphasizing the writing process over final drafts.
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From Idea to Book: Sharing the Process
When we write, we gain an insider’s perspective on the process. Sharing what we learn with kids makes teaching authentic and meaningful.
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Spot the Difference–Accommodation or Modification: Reflective Practice
How do you create accessibility for writers in the classroom? Today, I'm reflecting on shifting between accommodations and modifications to meet students where they are.
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Downdraft (v.)
Down draft. More than a name for our first attempt to put ideas onto the page. It is an action we can choose as part of our writing process.
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Students Can Draw at Every Stage of the Writing Process (For All Ages)
Drawing can slow you down in a way that is useful for generating ideas and thinking more deeply.
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Flailing and Feedback In Writing Process As Critical: KidLit Authors Share Why
Slowing down the brainstorming part of the writing process and recognizing the emotionality of feedback has big rewards for two published authors, in addition to our young classroom writers.
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(Re-)Launching our Writing Workshops With Joy in January
As I think about returning to school, I want to be excited about the week to come. I want students to feel happy to be back together. Writing workshop is my favorite part of the day, and it’s the perfect place to infuse some intentional joy for all of us. I have a two part plan to do just that.
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Three Ways to Exalt Process for Young Writers
My litmus test for the work we do in the classroom pivots on an understanding that collecting one's own ideas and practicing ways to communicate them will serve students outside classroom walls. And it is with that framing in mind - with children reflecting on their journeys, in carefully selecting the language I use, and in sharing feedback on growth as opposed to the final alone- that I hope to continually communicate the importance of process over product.Â
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Mining the Moments Between Minilesson and Work Time
In those quick moments between minilesson and work time, as writers are settling in (or not), I pay attention to what is—the current reality. I seek leverage points to both know writers better and to support writers in continuing to grow. Over time, I notice as more and more writers find the processes and strategies that work for them.
