Using Student Writing as Mentor Texts to Teach and Inspire


Blog Series on how to use the student writing at your fingertips as mentor texts to teach and inspire other writers.  The first post in the series details the benefits of using student writing as models and shares the use of one writer's sample to teach writing process (particularly revision).
Why Use Student Writing As Mentor Texts?

As writing teachers, we want our students to be confident in their abilities to write for a variety of tasks, audiences, and purposes.  We want to create positive writing climates where writers feel valued and secure.  We want students to truly view themselves as writers and be moved with a sincere desire to write. 
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Three Literacy Tips for Word Sorts: Gearing Up for a Great Year!


Make the Most of Word Sorts!  This blog post has 3 Best Tips for making word sorting more productive:  Make sure students actually read the words before sorting, hold them accountable for their work, and differentiate one page word sorts to meet the needs of different groups!
Many of us elementary teachers know well the power of using word sorts...
So, why a post on "three tips" when gearing up for a great new school year?  Well, we also know the importance of putting routines in place early.  If you use word sorts for decoding and spelling instruction and get this practice started early in the school year, these three tips could be just what you need to make the work more successful than ever.
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