LTL Podcast Episode 38: Planning Globally: Ideas to Strengthen Writing Instruction with Andrea Haas

Today’s podcast episode is all about writing! I am joined by Andrea Haas, a literacy consultant who supports teachers with instruction (you can learn about her work here). In our conversation, Andrea shares ideas for thinking globally when planning writing instruction. She gives advice about connecting writing to the other content areas: reading, social studies, and science.

We also spend time discussing a process approach to writing and when prompts are appropriate to give students. She explains how setting kids up for a writing unit is most supportive and then enables you to move into the writing instruction and move through the process at a pace that will keep the kids engaged, but also move the unit along so that kids do not get bored with the unit or genre.

We end by discussing small group instruction, and Andrea has an idea that can give kids extra support when needed.

I’d love it if you would check out this episode – and hopefully you find some ideas to include into your writing instruction.