This week I want to talk about the part of writing that comes after brainstorming ideas. Dorfman & Capelli provide a list of resources to help students and teachers in Chapter 4 of Mentor Texts including questioning, illustrating, using all senses, and dialogue. Some children truly struggle with moving from their list of ideas from brainstorming to…

Hello! Welcome to my professional blog! If you haven’t had a chance, check out my “About Me” page to learn a little bit about Kaitlin Woodworth (me). In this initial post, I want to talk about my experience with writing, prior to beginning the graduate course that I am currently in called Teaching the Language…

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