the Hub - Getting Ready to Write – K-1 Foundational Writing Skills Workshop (DIGITAL)
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:
The required Getting Ready to Write writing resource is not included with the OnDemand 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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