What you'll learn:

• How to implement the #1 researched based writing intervention, SRSD
• How to teach self-regulation strategies that will motivate students to love writing
• How to develop great writers in all student skill levels K-12
• How to move from learning to write to Writing to Learn

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn to teach writing using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Approach
• Align writing instruction with Standards – local state/district standards and/or the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
• Develop the ability to help students assess their own writing progress and set goals
• Build self-regulation strategies that promote students’ ability to internalize skills and generalize across the curriculum
2. Bolster existing writing instruction
• Supplement currently used writing program or approaches
• Develop and implement a plan to integrate SRSD into writing a program and instructional timelines
• Focus on the organizational aspect of writing to generate rapid changes in student writing
3. Implement SRSD Evidence-Based Practices
• Organize and plan instruction for a genre using all of the SRSD stages
• Model strategies and skills – use exemplars and think-alouds
• Implement self-regulation via self-talk and goal-setting

What you'll do:

1. Study the theory and research of Self-Regulated Strategy Development
2. Select strategies for each student, accommodating differences in skill levels and genres
3. Integrate Self-Regulated Strategy Development into your curriculum
4. Apply the 6 stages of learning to implement a gradual release of self-regulation concepts
5. Introduce new strategies and build a collaborative and supportive environment for learning
6. Teach students to evaluate and score model essays and their own work
7. Teach students to develop positive self-talk and build their own motivation
8. Model for students so they will build their own internal positive responses
9. Use simple strategy mnemonics to build powerful reading, note taking, and writing
10. Teach students to set their own goals and graph their progress
11. Use quick writes and practice to deliver this intervention in an average 15 lessons per genre
12. Build independence and gradually release instruction and support
13. Teach students to generalize self-regulation to use Writing to Learn in all disciplines

Who is this course designed for:

Interventionists, special education teachers, K-12 ELA teachers, all K-8 teachers, curriculum directors

What you'll receive:

Continued access to training, step by step implementation guide, with modeling and advice videos. Extensive online database of lesson plans, training tools, and strategies for all genres and skill levels, K-12. Certificates for 16 professional development clock hours.