All educators encounter students who struggle with writing. This course delves into the reasons behind student reluctance to write and equips learners with a diverse range of strategies and practices to help hesitant writers develop confidence and comfort. Through examining classroom relationships, mentoring, scaffolding, conferencing, low-risk writing, and mini-lessons, participants gain tools to increase student participation and writing success. Additionally, they conduct a study of a reluctant writer and apply their learning to create a plan for teaching reluctant writers in their classrooms.
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The course modules cover understanding reluctant writers, engaging them, and empowering them. Participants learn reasons behind reluctance, strategies to engage hesitant writers, and tools to empower them.
This module delves into the reasons behind student reluctance to write and equips learners with a diverse range of strategies and practices to help hesitant writers develop confidence and comfort. Participants gain tools to increase student participation and writing success.
This module focuses on engaging reluctant writers through utilizing daybooks, mentor texts, mini-lessons, and scaffolding. Participants explore strategies to engage hesitant writers and develop a plan for teaching them in their classrooms.
The final module empowers reluctant writers through student conferences, authentic audiences, and reflection. Participants analyze student conferences and apply their learning to empower reluctant writers in their classrooms.
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