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My Kids Can't Write - Book Cover

My Kids Can't Write

How to Advance Achievement Through Cross-Curricular Writing

Practical and sustainable writing practice in every classroom

Teachers consistently grapple with how to make writing fun and engaging. While long-form writing has its value, research shows that balancing genre-based units with frequent, on-demand writing tasks to help children communicate effectively and reflect on their learning might be the key to success.

My Kids Can't Write provides sustainable and scalable practices for writing across all content areas and shows teachers how to develop structures and rituals for sustaining a journal-based approach to instruction and assessment in classrooms. Inside, you'll find

  • Scaffolds and strategies that systematically support students in strengthening their skills while simultaneously writing to learn
  • Ways to embed foundational skills like spelling and grammar to help students become stronger communicators
  • The purpose of cognitive writing and how to properly set up journaling within the classroom
  • Numerous student journal samples and informative vignettes

Now is the time to embed writing into all subjects and emphasize accurately interpreting information, effectively communicating needs, and making learning visible to students and educators alike.

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My Kids Can't Write - Book Cover
Product Details
  • Grade Level: K-12
  • ISBN: 9781071949726
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2025
  • Page Count: 176
  • Publication date: March 18, 2025

Price: $34.95

Price: $34.95
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Description

Description

Practical and sustainable writing practice in every classroom

Teachers consistently grapple with how to make writing fun and engaging. While long-form writing has its value, research shows that balancing genre-based units with frequent, on-demand writing tasks to help children communicate effectively and reflect on their learning might be the key to success.

My Kids Can't Write provides sustainable and scalable practices for writing across all content areas and shows teachers how to develop structures and rituals for sustaining a journal-based approach to instruction and assessment in classrooms. Inside, you'll find

  • Scaffolds and strategies that systematically support students in strengthening their skills while simultaneously writing to learn
  • Ways to embed foundational skills like spelling and grammar to help students become stronger communicators
  • The purpose of cognitive writing and how to properly set up journaling within the classroom
  • Numerous student journal samples and informative vignettes

Now is the time to embed writing into all subjects and emphasize accurately interpreting information, effectively communicating needs, and making learning visible to students and educators alike.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Paul Emerich France

Paul Emerich France is a National Board Certified Teacher, Reading Specialist, and author of five books on teaching, including Reclaiming Personalized Learning: A Pedagogy for Restoring Equity and Humanity in our Classrooms and Make Teaching Sustainable: Six Shifts Teachers Want and Students Need. He is also the author of Educational Leadership’s monthly column, “Make Teaching Sustainable.” France has authored well over 40 articles and blogs for various publications, including EdSurge, Edutopia, the International Literacy Association, and The Learning Professional.

Paul spent ten years as an elementary school teacher, working with students in grades transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. He has experience in both public and independent schools, and now serves as a consultant and coach, working with teachers to both humanize their teaching and make it more sustainable, finding practices that benefit students, meanwhile helping teachers find sustainability in their workloads. In 2023, he founded Make Teaching Sustainable, an organization committed to helping schools find sustainable practices. Paul also hosts the Make Teaching Sustainable podcast, which can be found on all major streaming platforms.

You can reach out to Paul by visiting http://www.maketeachingsustainable.org, emailing him at paul@maketeachingsustainable.org, or by following him on Instagram and Twitter at @sustainteaching.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Three Reasons to Begin Cognitive Writing

Chapter 2: Cognitive Writing Essentials

Chapter 3: Finding the Right Open-Ended Task

Chapter 4: Scaffolding Independence through Cognitive Writing Rituals

Chapter 5: Assessing through Cognitive Writing

Chapter 6: Scaffolding Language Acquisition for All Learners

Chapter 7: Embedding Foundational Skills

Chapter 8: Lesson Planning with Cognitive Writing

Chapter 9: Analyzing Cognitive Writing in PLCs


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Price: $34.95
Volume Discounts applied in Shopping Cart

Review Copies

Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.