In my latest in strategies on breaking through writer's block, drawing to write isn't just for elementary school kids. Even adults use this strategy to help them generate ideas. Listen to find out how.
Mar 29, 2020
6 min
Click here for the free Start Write Now Guide Music Credit: “Come Inside” by Snowflake (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59564 Ft: Starfrosch, Jerry Spoon, Kara Square, spinningmerkaba
Mar 23, 2020
11 min
Here are 7 teaching tips for teachers who are scrambling for activities to give their students during Covid-19. This episode is more for teachers than for writers. My next episode will focus on both writing teachers and writers.
Mar 16, 2020
6 min
Are you or your students suffering from writer's block? Mind Mapping is one of the best writing strategies my students and I have ever used. Here's all about how I use this powerful strategy in my classroom throughout the school year.
Mar 8, 2020
13 min
Grab your reader and don't let go because you want them to read what you have to say. No fumbles! This is Super Bowl weekend, so why not use a football analogy? I often tell my students that in order to keep a reader's attention, you have to revise. Here are 3 quick revision strategies you can use to keep your readers engaged.
Feb 2, 2020
8 min
Learning how to recognize and use informational text structures will improve reading comprehension and give your writing clarity and purpose.
Jan 26, 2020
12 min
In this episode we explore how teachers and writers can learn to be more descriptive with their writing through using the senses, action verbs and specific nouns, using specific tools and scaffolding for gradual release of responsibility.
Jan 19, 2020
12 min
Your students can thrive in a writers workshop framework, just like mine have for years. Here's how our daily writing time together is usually structured, and why this is such a powerful way to teach English Language Arts and Writing.
Jan 12, 2020
11 min
In this episode I go over the importance of making SMART goals and the steps to writing SMART goals for writing. This is for both teachers of writing and writers.
Jan 6, 2020
16 min
The list making writing strategy helps students to generate topic ideas quickly. By keeping a section in their writing journal for list making, students will always have topics to write about throughout the school year. In this podcast, I'll be explaining: when I use this writing strategy, reasons for using it, the need for modeling the strategy often, how to keep students accountable through assessment and conferencing, and actionable steps after list making.
Dec 22, 2019
11 min
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