Growing Writers: The Science Behind Skilled Writing
Date:
October 16 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Price:
Topics:
- General Education
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- Literacy
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- Special Education
Instructor(s):
Nicole Gaboriault
Event Type:
Virtual
Professional Learning Hours:
5
Intended Audience:
K–6 classroom teachers, special educators, interventionists, literacy specialists, and instructional coaches interested in strengthening evidence-based writing instruction for all learners.
Participants must attend all events:
- Event Date
- Event Date
Writing is one of the most challenging literacy skills we ask students to learn, yet many educators have had limited opportunities to understand how writing develops and how to teach it explicitly. This workshop provides an introduction to the science of writing, examining what research tells us about how students become skilled writers and what instructional practices have the greatest impact on student success.
Participants will learn about the cognitive demands of writing, the connection between reading and writing, and the key components of skilled writing. Throughout the day, we will examine evidence-based practices that support writing at the word, sentence, and text levels. We will also analyze student writing to identify strengths, areas of need, and next instructional steps, and discuss practical ways to strengthen writing instruction across grade levels and content areas. Educators will leave with a deeper understanding of the science of writing and practical strategies they can begin using immediately to support all students in becoming stronger, more confident writers.
Participants will:
- Describe the foundational principles of the science of writing, including the connection between reading and writing, and explain how they inform writing instruction.
- Identify and explain the key components of skilled writing, including transcription, sentence construction, text generation, planning, revising, and self-regulation, and how they work together as students develop as writers.
- Analyze student work to identify strengths and needs related to transcription, sentence construction, idea development, organization, planning, revising, and self-regulation.
- Apply evidence-based practices, including explicit modeling, sentence expansion and combining, planning and organizing strategies, goal setting, and guided practice, to support students from sentence-level writing to extended composition.
