Dec 15

It struck me today how writing seems to make a difference. Our students who write seem to pass these tests, even if their writing quality leaves a bit to be desired. Others whose "essay" consists of three sentences fail every single time. A quality, build-on-it writing program is a necessity. We know writing is important, and we do plenty of writing, but I don't think we take the time to sit down and look at what each student actually needs in order to improve. By this point so many children have terrible attitudes about writing. I try to reinforce students who are writing, but they really aren't rewarded for it at all, and motivation is a huge issue.