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Writing is essential and deepens learning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Learning to write is essential, it broadens and deepens learning.\u00a0 Learning to write and writing to learn needs to happen in our classrooms. Writing is a necessary skill and one of the most difficult to teach and to learn.\u00a0 The process of writing can enhance creative expression and boosts college and career-readiness.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t ask why students can\u2019t write, instead ask how can you help them to become writers. Writers collect lots and lots of ideas as they go through their day. We should teach students to live with the perspective of a writer, seeing potential for stories, non-fiction writing and poems everywhere and encouraging them to think \u201cI should write this down, I may make something of it.\u201d\u00a0 Teachers need to get back to the basics of teaching the skill of writing. The articles below contain ideas for introducing writing strategies into our teaching.\u00a0 They delve into strategies for improving and enriching writing instruction in schools.<\/p>\n

Deepening the Skills<\/h5>\n

Writing Down the Bones\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>
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Natalie Goldberg<\/em><\/p>\n

Natalie Goldberg advises to listen \u2026 listen deeply and keep writing your thoughts.\u00a0 Don\u2019t cross out, just keep writing and use verbs.\u00a0 They are the energy in your writing.<\/p>\n

Writers live twice. They go along with their regular life \u2026But there\u2019s part of them that they have been training. The one that lives everything a second time. That sits down and sees their life again and goes over it. Looks at the texture and details. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Giving Students the Right Kind of Writing Practice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle<\/em><\/p>\n

The one-shot “big essay” approach is not the answer.<\/em>\u00a0 Using the spiral curriculum, revisiting the same topics and increasing their complexity practicing their newly learned skills incrementally.<\/p>\n

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Research Matters \/ The Magic of Writing Stuff Down<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Schmoker<\/em><\/p>\n

Writing can foster deeper learning in every content area\u2014if we let it<\/em>.\u00a0 Every teacher needs this skill \u2013 thinking on paper.<\/em><\/p>\n

Writing encourages creativity, self understanding, reinforces materials, improves communication and helps educators determine if students comprehended the concepts.<\/p>\n

For more information on College of Education programs contact roper.pat@spcollege.edu<\/a> or call 727-712-5410.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>
Dr. Jeani Fullard, College of Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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