Writing in the Primary Grades

• Mini–lessons should come from the kids’ writing; use their work as examples of good writing.
  
  
• Writing and reading are reciprocal.  When teaching kids to write in a certain form, find examples of writing in that form to share.
  
  
• Kids need instruction in both form and function, creativity and structure. 
  
  
• Many writing programs lend themselves to various pieces of the writing program; no writing "program" covers all the pieces adequately.
   
• In any one class, there are writers at every stage of development, and with many different needs. 
  
  
• Don’t teach programs, teach students.

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