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Think Aloud Modeling and Coping Models in Writing Instruction

Teaching about Language, Power, and Text: A Review of Classroom Practices Supporting Critical Literacy

Grade 4-6 Teachers’ Adaptations for Developing Writers: A National Study of Chile

Teacher Self-Efficacy and Writing Practices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students?

Using assessments informatively and inclusively to support learning

Adapting Teaching Methods and Approaches for Students with ASD

A Linguistic Analysis of Simplified and Authentic Texts

Teaching Expressive Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities: Research-Based Applications and Examples​

Writing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Writing as an Avenue between Home and School​

Guest blog: We Need to Talk about Book Bans

​Meeting the linguistic needs of multilingual writers

A framework for assessing multimodal comprehension​

Using L2 creative writing to support autonomous learning and motivation

​Assessment for learning in L2 writing

Preparing writing teachers to teach the vocabulary and grammar of academic prose

​Strategies Promoting Historical Reasoning and Contextualization

​Giving feedback in second language writing

Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners

The Effects of Cognitive Apprenticeship on Students' Scientific Explanations​

​Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Writing

Using Self-regulated Strategy Development to Teach Writing to Children with ASD​

Black Linguistic Justice in the Classroom

What support do students with ASD need to comprehend texts?

Making Someone Wrong

Peer instruction in a flipped environment: Examining ESL students' participation in writing argumentative essay

Using peer feedback in the ESL writing class

Working towards proficiency: Supporting high school English learners​

Historical Writing Instruction: A Comparative Case Study

Learning Environments as Supports for Civic Reasoning, Discourse, and Engagement

Embracing a Critical Translingual Approach

Guided vs. Minimal Instruction: How much guidance should we give?

Supporting Students' Civic Reasoning and Discourse Skills

What is Myside Bias?

Literacy Development and Second Language Writing

How Instruction Affects Students' Belief

​Goal Setting for Writing

Teaching How to Integrate Multiple Texts: What Research Says

Why Metacognition Matters

Kinds of knowledge-Telling: Modeling Early Writing Development

Bringing Research to Practice

Why Different Perspectives Matter: Supporting Students' Argument Writing

Supporting Students' Development of Counterarguments

What Do Writing Centers Do, Exactly?

Evaluativist Thinking: Helping Students to Write Arguments about Controversial Topics

Metacognitive Strategies and the Text-Belief Consistency Effect

Writing Improvements for Students in Education: The (WISE) Project

The Thinking and Feeling of Writing: A Theoretical Framework

Text reading fluency and reading comprehension

No one reads on an Island: How Contexts and Tasks Influence how we Read

Online Fanfiction: A Supportive Space for Literacy Learning

A Better Way to Workshop

Encouraging More Counterarguments in Argument Writing

A Meta-analysis of Writing Instruction for Students in the Elementary Grades

Does Perspective Taking Matter in Writing? How? So What?

Supporting English Learners' Development of Academic Language

#CELEBRATEAAPI: An Educator Guide

Writing Motivation Research, Measurement and Pedagogy 

Digital Storytelling and the Writing Process

Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing for Secondary Students

Infographics to Support Writing Development Within Process-Based Writing Pedagogy 

The Myside Bias in Argument Writing

Three Levels of Reasoning Skills in Students' Argumentative Writing

Finding Instructional Balance: The Acquire-Connect-Transfer Learning Sequence

Curated Writing Research Resource: 17 Categories and Counting

A Snapshot of Writing Instruction in Middle Schools

How do Students Process Multiple Documents?

Cognitive Factors in the Development of Children's Writing

Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing for Secondary Students

Enhancing Argumentative Writing Using Strategy Instruction

Resource in the Spotlight: Visible Learning for Literacy

Muhammad Cultivating Genius

Infographic to Support Writing Development Within Process-based Writing Pedagogy

Webinar Recap: Designing Academic Writing, Assignments for All Students, All Environments, All Classrooms

Webinar Recap: Kelly Gallagher on Narrative Writing

Building Your Classroom Library

​Webinar Recap: Purposeful Arcs of Writing Instruction

Flash Presentation: Using Screen Capture Software to Communicate Ideas in the Drafting Process

Notice and Note Signposts: Intro to Upcoming Webinar

​Featured Resource: University of California, Irvine's Writing Project

​How do Writing Workshops Support Doctoral Student Writers?

​Featured Resource: The UC Irvine History Project

​Having Choice: Middle School Multigenre Research Projects

​The What and Why of Disciplinary Literacy

Writing Organization as a Concept (Rather than a Formula)

Guidelines on Using
Copyrighted Materials for Teaching

Letters to the President: Fostering Civic Literacy through Authentic Writing Tasks

Letters to the President: Guidelines for Promoting Civic Writing

What is a Transformative Justice Approach to Literacy Education?

Pens to Pixels: Designing a
​Digital Magazine

Who is [and who is not] in the curriculum?

Continuing the Conversation on "Designing Purposeful Arcs of Writing Instruction

Supporting Online Synchronous Collaborative Writing in the Secondary Classroom

Disciplinary Literacy in ELA, Science,
​and History

Dialogic Literary Argumentation: A New Framework for Teaching and Learning Literature

Essential Reading: Guidance on Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Remote Education

Enhance Writing Instruction with Technology

 

Writing Instruction in History Classrooms: A Survey of Today's History/Social Studies Teachers.

Writing-to-Learn: What This Type of Assignment Looks Like in an Online Class

​Supporting Students During Online Instruction

​Integrating Reading and Writing Instruction

​How to Improve Reading Skills by Teaching Writing?

Writing-to-Learn: The Effects of Writing on Learning in Science, Social Studies, and Math

Resource in the Spotlight: National Writing Project

Engaging Students in Self-Assessment during Online Writing Instruction

Use Padlet to Assist Students' Process-Based Writing

​Teaching Arguments Book Review

​Supporting Historical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

High-Impact Resources for Teaching Interpretation, Critique, and Argument in Social Studies

Strategy Instruction that Works

Why Argument Writing Matters

Using Assessments to Inform Instruction

Integrate Reading and Writing Instruction

Explicit Teaching Strategies: Model-Practice-Reflect

Secondary Writing Instruction: Three Evidence-Based Practices that Work