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Charlotte L. Land; Alison Eike Elliot; Barbara McKinnon – Literacy, 2024
Teachers of young writers often feel pressure to focus on narrow, tested conventions, forms and processes of writing. These pressures can contribute to instruction that does not consider students' interests, experiences, language or cultures, but rather can further deficit views of students whose backgrounds do not closely align with those making…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 9, Writing Teachers
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Adams, Molly – English in Texas, 2013
In attempting to align all that we do as English teachers with current standards, expectations, standardized tests, and other educational stressors, we have overlooked one crucial element: developing our students as writers, not just because it is beneficial, but because it is good for their souls, their confidence, and their overall evaluation of…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods