From the Archives · interactive writing · shared writing

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.

engagement · interactive writing

Reminders About Interactive Writing

Watch an interactive writing lesson in action, and find out the winner of the giveaway!

interactive writing

A Teacher’s Guide to Interactive Writing: A Book Review and a Giveaway

Interactive writing is the missing link to engaging writing instruction that's both effective and incredibly fun. Matt Halpern's new book, A Teacher's Guide to Interactive Writing, explores what it is, why it's effective, and how to get started.

bilingual · interactive writing · kindergarten · writing workshop

Possibilities for Interactive Writing in a Bilingual Classroom

In a bilingual classroom, it is so important to build community around speaking, listening, and writing together. Interactive writing is a fantastic tool that can support this goal.

conferring · shared writing · storytelling · writing workshop

Conferring Toolkits: Class Stories, Shared Writing and Interactive Writing

Whether it's storytelling, or shared writing, or interactive writing, any piece of writing that your whole class created together is going to be extremely helpful to have at your fingertips while you are moving about the classroom conferring.

shared writing

Shared Writing 101: A Crash Course in Writing Together

A quick, down and dirty, overview of shared writing and how it might support your students.