the Hub - Getting Ready to Write – K-1 Foundational Writing Skills Workshop (DIGITAL)(CANADA)

Watch and learn how to teach K-1 students the foundational writing skills they need now in this on-demand teacher’s course. You can view, pause, and replay this content or break your learning into bite-size sections that work with your school schedule. This flexible format makes learning easy!

Get Your K-1 Students Ready to Write with This Age-Appropriate Instruction

WHO: Teachers, Grades K-1
Registration is required per person.

WHEN: On-Demand, Professional Development Training via this Getting Ready to Write Workshop is available online and on-demand, to watch now, on your own time.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Age-appropriate, instructional tools to effectively teach your youngest (K-1) students the foundational skills they need to become strong writers. You’ll be introduced to the developmental stages of writing, learn to teach your students how to identify genre and author’s purpose, and develop the foundational skills of narrative, informational and opinion writing. Through this training, you will gain confidence in your writing instruction, and develop the writing/reading connection for your students across all content areas.

HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

Part 1– Genre and Organization – Creating the Writing/Reading Connection

Understanding EW’s Methodology and How it Creates Writing Success
Recognizing Genre and Author’s Purpose (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative genre; inform vs. entertain purpose)
Summarizing Text
Inspiring Rich Vocabulary Development

Part 2– Foundational Skills for Narrative Writing

Identifying Story-Critical Elements Worthy of Description
Engaging the Five Senses to Create Vivid Elaboration
Generating Elaborative Detail
Exploring “What Do Feelings Look Like?”
Crafting Suspenseful Segments

Part 3– Foundational Skills of Informational and Opinion Writing

Sorting Details for Informational Writing
Creating Diagrams to Inform
Writing Informational Sentences
Exploring Opinion Writing
Summarizing Opinion Pieces
Recap of Today’s Learning – Foundational Writing Skills for K-1 Students
and Teachers

BONUS Training (Recorded) – The Developmental Stages of Writing. This pre-recorded instructional session features EW’s Master Educators providing you with a deeper dive into the stages of writing. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation that highlights key aspects of this learning.

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WHAT YOU GET:
- 6 hours of K-1 Getting Ready to Write instruction (taught by Master Educators)
- Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
- Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 14-days of online access available
- Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
- Register Today for immediate online access to this valuable, on-demand writing instruction.
Workshop Requirements:

Each participant is required to have the corresponding Getting Ready to Write teacher resource (digital or printed) which is not included with PD. If you don't already own the corresponding digital or print guide, please select your grade level from the dropdown menu to add the digital resource to your purchase.

The Hub digital guide includes a one-year license with an annual renewal and includes lessons, videos, PowerPoints, and other teaching tools for a full year of instruction.

Copyright law warning: These recordings are to be used by the purchaser only and are not to be shared or duplicated.

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