Writing expert William Van Cleave explains that prefixes and suffixes are useful to learn because they help children understand meaning, build vocabulary, and learn how to spell and decode.
Discussing different strategies to revise written work and modeling how to add detail to the middle of a piece of writing helps students develop writing fluency to ease the process of composition.
Students are encouraged to use a variety of resources and writing tools during Writers’ Workshop and writing conferences, including word spacers and the word wall.
