FOR ALL STUDENTS
- Participating in the writing process can help students become better readers because they have to demonstrate high level analytical reading skills to discuss each others writing. Read more
FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
- Conference discourse is a great space for English learners to use academic language and advance to a more academic English proficiency level. Particularly, because the whole writing conversation is about the use of language, word choice, sentence structure and the purpose they serve in conveying certain ideas. Read More
FOR MY TEACHING
- I must allow space and time for the richness of the writing process which is much more loaded with teachable opportunities than the students simply drafting alone and publishing a story to turn in. Read More
FOR THE PROFESSION
- For those tasks that are more process oriented, than product oriented, documenting the process is extremely necessary for the educational community to be able to keep these kinds of activities in our classrooms. Without documentation that shows the rich learning that happens during the process, these kinds of activities may be dismissed quickly for tasks that are worksheet driven, de-contextualized, and cater all to closely to test prep practice. Read More
