270: Eight Ways to Squeeze Writing Instruction Into a Few Minutes

About this episode

The episode discusses eight quick strategies for writing instruction based on the book 'Foundational Skills for Writing'.

There's been no shortage of conversation about the science of reading over the past several years. But writing barely comes up, even though the two are deeply connected. That's what drew Melanie Meehan and Maggie Roberts to write their new book, Foundational Skills for Writing . The book breaks the larger task of writing into smaller skill categories, including transcription skills, oral language, and executive functioning. In this episode, they share eight of the strategies from the book. Each is from a collection they call "minute moves," quick lessons and exercises that can be done in just a few minutes to build different kinds of writing muscles. They're fun and engaging and if you're someone who teaches writing, I think you're going to love them. ___________________________ Thanks to Renaissance and Erikson Institute for sponsoring the episode. To read a full transcript or find links to Meehan and Roberts' book, visit cultofpedagogy.com/quick-writing-lessons . To learn more about Grammar Gap Fillers , visit cultofpedagogy.com/grammar .

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Gonzalez

Guests: Melanie Meehan, Maggie Roberts

Topics covered

• writing instruction
• science of reading
• minute moves
• teaching strategies
• transcription skills

Keywords

• writing
• instruction
• education
• minute moves
• teaching strategies

Sponsors

Renaissance, Erikson Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Foundational Skills for Writing

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