This webinar answers the question: How do I assess student writing at the beginning of the year? We discuss the importance and objective of assessing student writing; In addition, and we provide guidance around how to administer the assessment, analyze student work, and use the collected information to inform instruction. All tools we show are available […]
This webinar answers the question: How do I teach my students to develop the SPO independently? We will identify the discrete skills required to complete an SPO, then discuss how the SPO scaffolds can be used to teach those skills. We also talk about the importance of using note-taking in the pre-writing planning process.
This webinar provides TWR activities and tips for how to teach your students to use transitional words and phrases. We will show ways transitions can be practiced at the sentence and paragraph levels, and reference posters you can hang in your classroom and share with students.
This webinar provides TWR activites and tips for how to teach your students to use note-taking symbols. We will show you ways to practice two high leverage note-taking symbols, the “equal sign” and the “side arrow,” using sentence level strategies through the Gradual Release model of “I DO,” “We Do,” and “You Do.”
This webinar provides TWR activities and tips for how to address mechanics in students’ writing. We will show you ways to address spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors using sentence level strategies through the “See” piece of Hear, See, and Say.
This webinar provides resources and tips for how to begin your TWR journey. We will show you how to use TWR’s reference posters, Beginning of the Year assessments, and the 2.0 Sample Pacing Guides to support you on your journey.
This webinar offers educators tips and suggestions for implementing a new TWR strategy for the first time. Included in the webinar is a sample introductory lesson on because, but, so. Please visit our Content Examples section of the Resource Library to find slides from this lesson on the webinar.
Discover how TWR can transform your novel studies and read-alouds, and explore our new SPO Book Report Template! All resources mentioned in the webinar are available in the Content Examples and Customizable Templates sections of the Resource Library.
Mrs. McDermott assesses her fourth grade students’ comprehension of the text, “The Witches” by Roald Dahl by using a because, but, so activity.
Ms. Giaimo’s sixth grade class reviews key vocabulary by unscrambling sentences using sentence strips.
