Writing

From handwriting to personal stories to persuasive writing, learn more about effective teaching strategies and ways to encourage kids to write every day. Developing good writing skills can also strengthen vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling skills. The Common Core State Standards support writing across the curriculum, with practice in narrative, persuasive, and informative/explanatory writing.

In the Classroom

Looking at Writing

Explore annotated writing samples from kids in pre-K through grade 3, and see next-step suggestions for instruction. You’ll also learn about writing milestones and different purposes of writing — along with ideas for how to make room for writing during the day.

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Reading 101

In the Classroom

Helping All Readers

Books & Authors

Literacy at Home

Writing

Looking at Writing

Mary Amato’s Tips for Keeping a Writer’s Notebook

Mary Amato’s Tips for Keeping a Diary

Dictation (Speech-to-Text) Technology: What It Is and How It Works

7 Great Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Writing

Mary Amato’s Tips for Parents: How to Encourage Creative Writing

Assistive Technology for Writing

The Writing Rope: the Strands that Are Woven into Skilled Writing

Writing in Early Childhood Classrooms: 12 Best Practices

Cracking the Code: How and Why Big Horn Elementary School Went All-In with Structured Literacy

Writing Conferences

Transition Words

Sentence Combining

Writing Conference in Nonfiction in First Grade

Precision Teaching: Writing Conferences Peers

Writing Conference in First Grade

What Teachers Need to Know about Sentence Comprehension

Explicit Spelling Instruction or Invented Spelling?

Getting Reading Right for the Kids Who Sued (and the Others Who Could)

How to Teach Writing Fluency

Writing

Articles

Develop Your Knowledge

Literacy Research & Resources