Episode 70 How and Why to Implement Shared Writing Effectively

Getting Students to Write!/ Helping teachers transform writing time and grow writers who thrive!

Shared Writing is a highly-effective writing instructional practice in which the teacher holds the pen while collaboratively composing a piece of text with their students. Students are involved in all stages of the writing process with support from the teacher.

Students need a high number of opportunities to see and practice many types of writing. Shared Writing allows the time for students to be free of the transcription part of writing so they may concentrate more on the composition and the thinking that goes along with it.

In this episode, Melissa shares her views on the use of Shared Writing as well as:

-How long each session should take

-Key practices to utilize (such as ways to engage students)

-Choosing topics for all students

-and what NOT to do!

Shared Writing can be implemented in all grade levels and is extremely helpful for student progress as it provides a real-time model for the steps of the writing process.

This practice is meant to be tailored to the needs of your students and has flexibility in implementation while following a few set techniques and routines.

Listen in and get ready to implement Shared Writing in your classroom!

Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 18 years experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.

Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.