As summer vacation winds down and teachers gear up to begin another great year with our most important commodity…our children…I want to remind all educators that researched-based writing practices do exist.  We all know that teaching students to write well is important but also agree that it is hard work making this happen!  As you read this and delve into some of the suggested sites, think about how we can turn great writing instruction into common practice in ALL classrooms for ALL students.

http://www.ncte.org    (great resource section here)

http://www.cal.org/crede    (great for at-risk)

http://www.writingproject.org)

http://www.twc.org    (teachers and writers collaborative)

Teaching students to write can be done, but teachers need professional learning and the desire to make it happen.  Please let me know if I can be of assistance.