Guide students to select, match, and adapt writing strategies to situations¶

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Description¶

Beyond teaching strategies, the guide has students learn when and why to use them: "Match a list of strategies with a list of situations in which they can be used. Ask students to participate in matching." Students can add situations, including ones from other content areas, set goals for using strategies in listed situations, and discuss how strategies can be modified for different situations. An example wall chart pairs strategies such as POW, self-monitoring, and peer revising with situations such as brainstorming ideas for a newspaper article.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A visible list pairing strategies with situations (e.g., a wall chart)
• Students participate in the matching activity and set usage goals

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• elementary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• strategy selection and flexible strategy use across situations and content areas

Related Strategies¶

• Describe and model age-appropriate writing strategies, sequencing basic strategies before complex ones
• Expand students' concept of audience by writing the same topic for different audiences
• Teach students that different genres of writing serve different purposes and let them practice genre selection
• Explicit Strategy Instruction
• Creating Strategy Charts
• Break the writing process into explicit components students move among flexibly
• Authentic Writing

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Graham, S., Bollinger, A., Olson, C. B., D'Aoust, C., MacArthur, C., McCutchen, D., & Olinghouse, N. (2012). Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers: Instructional Tips Based on the Educator's Practice Guide. What Works Clearinghouse, NCEE 2012-4058. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/17