Like many students, fourth graders are reluctant revisers. Part of this is because they are still stuck in the knowledge-telling mode . As k...

My students worked on descriptive writing back in November. Writers need a certain self-discipline as they write to describe a picture or sc...

Teaching the text structure of comparison and contrast can be tricky. If kids don't understand what either of these words mean, or if th...

As I said in my previous post, I've been teaching personal narratives for many years. Many kids, of course, will spontaneously fall into...

I have to admit--I made it through my entire school career without ever once writing a personal narrative. Not once. I filled out the bubble...

At this time of year, I love to put on muddy shoes and explore vernal pools. There are so many neat creatures that I never knew existed! Ca...

As I work with intermediate writers, I find that checklists are an amazing tool for helping them through the writing process. Not that I...