Student Handbooks

The four genre-specific Teacher's Guides prepare easy-to-follow and easy-to-implement instructions and activities in order for students to master their writing applied to each text structure.

• 4 Teacher's Guides with 8 specific lessons for each writing genre: Opinion/Argument, Informative/Explanatory, Narrative Nonfiction, and Narrative Fiction.
• Includes flexible, student-focused lesson plans and instructions with lesson components for practice in language, content, and the writing process so teachers are equipped to instruct confidently.
• Emphasizes writing, language, and reading standards for a comprehensive approach to guide instruction.

Best Practice Guide

This thorough guide for teachers provides model lessons, research, and practical strategies to apply during every step of the writing process so they can improve each child's writing skills as needed.

• Offers instructions, exemplars, rubrics, and assessments to execute lessons effectively and facilitate improvement. Suggests lesson extensions and activities to strengthen students' understanding of each lesson and genre.

Assessments

Lessons incorporate various kinds of assessment and encourage students to take a critical and constructive look at their own work. This program honors process as well as product and helps students recognize that writing development happens over time.

• Rubrics in the Teacher’s Guides match the specific skills taught in each lesson and are designed to make assessing students’ work efficient, consistent, and objective.

Student Handbooks

Each student handbook is organized by genre and is an essential tool to help students gain reading and writing skills through personal practice.

• 25 Full-Color Student Handbooks with lessons and activities (e.g. graphic organizers) for purposeful practice and supplemental reinforcement.
• Complements the lessons and activities outlined in Teacher Guide for maximum student interaction.
• Includes copy of mentor text.

TIME FOR KIDS® content with Mentor Text Cards (8 cards for each of the 4 genres)

These high-interest Mentor Text Cards will allow students to become familiar with the fun and relevant TIME FOR KIDS® content as well as offer a variety of effective writing models to improve writing skills and analyze author's choices. Enhances reading and fluency skills with writing models and practices to apply in their own writing.

• Each kit includes 8 Mentor Texts for each of the four genres that correspond to each specific, teacher-instructed lesson.

Student Engagement

Encourages progress in writing through student rubrics, assessments, and examples.

• Provides a student-centered approach to writing for increased student participation.