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COLLINS WRITING PROGRAM Ideas for Today and Tomorrow

COLLINS WRITING PROGRAM Ideas for Today and Tomorrow. www.collinsed.com. Collins Writing: Improving Student Performance. Blends best practices into a unified, flexible approach Focuses on thinking skills Stresses both teaching and using writing—with a strategic focus

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COLLINS WRITING PROGRAM Ideas for Today and Tomorrow

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  1. COLLINS WRITING PROGRAMIdeas for Today and Tomorrow www.collinsed.com

  2. Collins Writing:Improving Student Performance Blends best practices into a unified, flexible approach Focuses on thinking skills Stresses both teaching and using writing—with a strategic focus Engages students and increases productivity

  3. What Makes a Difference in Effective Writing Instruction? Frequency . . . of writing experiences Focus . . . of instruction Feedback . . . on strategic goals

  4. Type One WritingOpen-ended quick-write—no “correct” answer • Fluency and getting ideas on paper • Quick and flexible • Sentences, questions, stream of consciousness • Consistent format—label and skip lines • Easily assessed www.collinsed.com

  5. Type Two WritingQuick-write with a “right answer”—a quiz • Fluency and formative assessment • Flexible, use any time • Consistent format—label and skip lines • Usually has a number in the prompt • Simple, informal assessment www.collinsed.com

  6. Type Three WritingA composition with specific criteria • Substantive content and meets up to three specific standards called focus correction areas (FCAs). • Create a draft, read it out loud, and review for criteria • One, self-edited draft • Assessed on focus correction areas www.collinsed.com

  7. Type Four WritingA revised composition that has multiple criteria • Read aloud by the author (self-edited) • Read aloud by another (peer-edited) • Usually two drafts • Assessed on focus correction areas • Most effective and efficient of all of the types at improving writing skills. www.collinsed.com

  8. Type Five WritingWriting of publishable quality • Self- and peer-edit • Teacher conference and edit • Usually requires multiple drafts • No FCAs—everything counts • Considered a major project because of the amount of time and effort required www.collinsed.com

  9. Collins Education ServicesTwenty Years of Success Professional development focused on best practices and teacher efficiency Graduate-level courses, workshops, and institutes In-class modeling Grade and team consultations Program planning

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