RX FOR DISCOVERY WRITING: FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOP
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$710.00
Featured: Central Time
20 Jun 2025 • 9:00am (EDT) • Virtual • $710.00
Registration closes 12 Jun 2025 9:00am (EDT)
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Description
- Evidenced-based: Based on a meta-analysis research from the Institute of Education Sciences (Teaching Elementary Students to Be Effective Writers: Practice Guide Summary; What Works Clearing House Practice Guide, 2018)
- Philosophy: Multi-modal, structured approach based on “The Big Picture of Writing” and the “Simple View of Writing” (Berninger, 2002) within a mediated learning instructional framework (Feuerstein, 1996)
- Instruction: Didactic and practicum learning experiences with hands-on, role-playing activities and lesson plan development
- Assessment: Participants will practice implementing a writing lesson plan with a small group and receive feedback on their demonstrations. Proficiency with designing and implementing multi-modal lesson plans that include the 6+1 writing traits will be assessed as well as the use of mediated learning instructional framework.
- General: Successful completion of this workshop will enable educators to use evidence-based strategies to teach Pre-K – 3rd-grade students basic handwriting and written expression skills.
- Specific: Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the neurological basis of writing development and what educators should know about teaching handwriting
- Articulate why handwriting is important and how it is related to reading, spelling, written composition, and thinking
- Understand the 6+1 writing traits and how to develop students’ writing traits
- Understand the 6+1 writing traits and how to develop students’ writing traits
- Use a multi-model approach to design and implement handwriting and written expression lesson plans
- Implement Mediated Learning as the instructional methodology in handwriting and written expression instruction
- Conduct informal assessments of students’ handwriting and written expression skills
Asynchronous Learning Activities – All provided by NILD upon registration
- Watch four didactic PowerPoint lectures
- Complete a knowledge assessment
- Read five research/journal articles
- Review online resources and watch four videos