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How do students become masterful authors? This session focusses on using academic vocabulary and text structure, with students in grades 4 – 6, to mediate the process of moving ideas from thoughts to writing on a page. We use illustrative samples from a 3 year action research project to focus on the research-informed, high-impact practices that produced tangible improvement in our students’ written literacy as they moved into non-fiction genres. You will leave this session with the keys to writing success that can be adapted to any writing program or writing assignment.
Michelle’s passion is early literacy. She is an enthusiastic educator with over 18 years of teaching experience. Over the past few years, Michelle has worked extensively with several school boards in Alberta, investigating professional teacher learning and evidence-based early literacy... Read More →
