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Include writing fluency as part of your data tracking and student goal planning.
Do your students know how well they write? Or how quickly?
Shouldn’t they?
Use data tracking for students to measure the growth of their writing fluency.
Do you need another data point for student services?
Would you like students to monitor and graph their progress and use this data for student-led conferences?
Then, I got you!
This year-long writing fluency program gives students a weekly, three-minute writing prompt to write, count, and then record their word count on a graph. Students set their own fluency goals, take the time every quarter to reflect on their progress, and monitor their goals. Since the students are making their goals and monitoring their growth, they know exactly where and how they are progressing.
This collection is to help teachers meet the students where they are and help the students monitor their individual growth compared to their own achievements.
This writing fluency and data tracking requires very little prep work and can be completed in about ten minutes a week by the students.
There is a cover sheet for individual student folders. Inside the folders, students keep their weekly prompts, a graph sheet, quarterly goal sheets, and self-reflection pages that they will use three times a year. These folders can be shared at student-parent conferences or student data meetings.
Included:
Quick Guide
Directions for Use
Cover Sheet for folder
36 3-minute prompts
Graph Sheet for word count
Goal Setting Sheet – a place to track goals every nine weeks – SMART goal
Reflection Sheet – use three times in a year (beginning, mid-year, end of year)
Guiding your students to become better writers means making sure they first understand what good writing is. Give them the knowledge and background to build a firm foundation of understanding and terminology.
Students expand their writing skills and understanding when writing in different formats. Give your young authors an extra boost of confidence by providing different writing experiences using the same vocabulary or word phrases. For example:
Write a fall adventure story like, Adventure at the State Fair
then add in some fun team writing activities, Thanksgiving and Fall Team Writing prompts.
and Finish it up with Fall Poetry.
Questions?
Concerns?
Or just need a virtual hug?
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Find me at Help Writers Grow.
Want more tips and encouragement on teaching writing to your upper elementary students? Check out the blog post, A Guide to Teaching Writing in Upper Elementary (Part 1).
Hugs, Teacher friend.
Thank you for everything you are doing for your students. Keep sharing your magic with the world, the world needs you.
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