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Writing Workshop: Engaging Children as Writers- Write to Read Project
Write to Read is a research initiative that will be of particular interest and relevance to teachers who are keen to develop children as writers across a range of genres while also balancing attention to essential skills in writing.
March 1st : Engaging Children as Writers: Getting Started on Writing Workshop
- Key messages from research: What matters in the teaching of writing?
- Nuts and bolts: Key considerations for setting up and implementing a successful writing workshop
- Structure of a writing workshop: Video clips of writing workshop in action
- Formative assessment: effective conferences with children
March 8th: Engaging Children as Writers: Successful Mini-lessons
- Designing mini-lessons in a writing workshop
- Focus: Lifting the quality of narrative writing through craft mini-lessons
- Using assessment to inform mini-lessons
- Planning for writing in the Primary Language curriculum
March 22nd : Engaging Children as Writers: Craft Mini-lessons for Writing Genres
- Teaching mini-lessons across genres
- Transferring craft skills to report writing
- Planning for writing in the Primary Language curriculum