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Speech-to-text for struggling writers

Speech-to-text removes barriers such as spelling and keyboarding when students engage in writing. After, students can use text-to-speech to further edit and enhance their writing.

Why young children need to write

As young children learn to write effectively, major goals include using writing to communicate, to persuade, to inform, to learn, to reflect, to learn about one’s self, and to entertain others.

Starting early to raise a writer

Even very young children show a spontaneous interest in the written word.

Paul Rogers: Modeling the writing process

Modeling the writing process is one of the most powerful strategies in writing instruction.

Family writing night

Dr. Paul Rogers suggests that schools and libraries host family writing nights.

A sea of talk

Dr. Frey says how important it is to have meaningful talk in the classroom—a great reminder that composition starts at the oral level.

Writing: a developmental skill

Hesse doesn’t expect his students to be perfect writers when they come to college.

What are the differences between reading and speech?

Although both printed code and speech are ways of representing language, they are not identical—people do not talk the way that they write.

Meet the writers

Steve Graham explains why it is important for students to meet writers.

Steve Graham: 21st century writing tools

As schools transition to 21st century writing tools, Steve Graham advocates for the integration of word processors and iPads.

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