Education Northwest’s 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment provides a common language teachers and students can use to communicate about the characteristics of quality writing and establishes a clear vision of what good writing looks like.

During this workshop, teachers will be introduced to this popular analytic model and gain teaching strategies to help students identify quality in writing, manage their own writing process, practice effective revision and editing skills, and become confident writers. English language learners (ELLs) acquire writing skills at a different pace than their native English speaking peers. This workshop embeds specific strategies, research, and activities to address the needs of diverse students.

Participants

This workshop is designed for schools with diverse populations of students from a variety of cultures and speaking many languages. Educators serving primary, elementary, middle school, and secondary students, special education teachers, Title I and support staff members, instructional aides, curriculum specialists, librarians, and administrators would benefit from participating.

Activities

• Explore second language acquisition and how that learning impacts writing
• Receive culturally relevant activities for teaching writing
• Explore proven teaching strategies and classroom-tested resources for each trait
• Practice scoring student work samples using clearly defined rubrics to evaluate writing across “6+1” dimensions of performance: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation
• Plan detailed, trait-writing instruction for specific grade levels
• Learn to provide students with effective feedback using rubrics

Format

Customizable two- or three-day workshops can be delivered to specific grade level groups, such as elementary, middle, or high school, and tailored for classroom, special education, and ELL teachers; literacy coaches and trainers; curriculum specialists; and school and district administrators. Education Northwest’s workshops can be designed to meet individual school or district needs and delivered at the location of your choice.

Contact

Mark Workman at 800.547.6339, ext. 572 or use the contact link below to submit a request electronically.