Reading, speaking and listening, and writing have a reciprocal relationship and all play into students’ development with language. This session explores this reciprocal relationship and provides teachers and coaches with research based strategies to support students with writing.
Learner Outcomes
Explain the reciprocal relationship between reading, speaking and listening, and writing, and the overall impact of writing on students’ literacy development; Reflect on the principles of effective discussion and writing instruction and analyze examples of what these principles look like in strong instruction; Explore research on best practices for writing instruction; Plan and prepare for instruction for an upcoming writing task.
Session Questions:
- Share two key takeaways around best practices in literacy instruction that you learned in this session.
- Share one clear next step you plan to take from the learning in this session.
- Share more about the learning that you would want or need to advance your practice in literacy instruction.