Episode 40 What Questions Should I Ask?

Getting Students to Write! Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers transform writing time

One big struggle many writing teachers face is knowing what to teach their writers.

I believe that your writers are your biggest resource, and that asking questions during writing conferences will provide the teaching points you are looking for!

We don't need to know it all. If you don't know, ask!

This episode provides ways to come up with questions to ask as well as examples of those questions.

We will also discuss 2 tips for using data to plan your questions.

Happy Listening!

About Melissa:

Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.

Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.

Teaching to Transform, LLC was started by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.

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