Jodi Durgin Education Company

How to Improve Students’ Writing Skills?

So now you are probably thinking, “GREAT, TEACHING KIDS TO WRITE IS EVEN HARDER THAN I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT?“ Perhaps you are giving me the virtual stink eye and muttering, “I CAME HERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET BETTER AT TEACHING THE WRITING PROCESS AND TO FIND NEW WRITNG STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS and all she’s done is stressed me out by telling me more about the challenges I’m facing.” TAKE A DEEP BREATH. EXHALE.

What is Paragraph of the Week?

Paragraph of the Week is a systematic, scaffolded approach to teaching paragraph writing. By breaking down the writing process into sequential, easy to follow steps, and following a consistent weekly routine, writing becomes a non-threatening task.

What are the Benefits to Using a Paragraph of the Week System?

MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS: Your students’ current writing abilities most likely fall on a spectrum. You probably have reluctant writers, learners with written expression goals, and gifted young authors simultaneously needing your guidance and instruction. PROVIDES CONSISTENT WRITING PRACTICE: As an educator, you are also bogged down with a million and one other responsibilities on any given day.

What is the Best Way to Use this Resource in my Classroom?

The really nice thing about these is that they are so flexible in how they can be used. Many teachers use this as their nightly homework. Others have loved using these printables as: no-prep centers morning work part of a daily writer’s workshop as no prep, activities to leave for a substitute teacher as test prep for state writing tests

How Does Paragraph of the Week Make Teaching Paragraph Writing Easier?

There is an entire year (76 weeks) of paragraphs available in the bundle. You can even copy them all at once. Done! The routine is VERY easy to implement and manage. Since the process is so systematic, planning takes no time at all. They have all the ease of simple “print and go / no prep” printables, but with teaching built right into each of the pages.