
TRT Podcast #206: Strategies for teaching writing in the early grades – with Amy Siracusano
Amy Siracusano describes the Not So Simple View of Writing and explains how this model helps us make instructional decisions when teaching young writers. She also shares a variety of strategies that will help you teach students at all different stages. Lots of goodness in this episode!
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Resources mentioned in this episode
- Amy’s presentation of The Not So Simple View of Writing: Is it Really that Simple? with MiMTSS
- The graphic for the Not So Simple View of Writing
- Zaner-Bloser’s free online webinars about handwriting
- Reach All Readers, book by Anna Geiger
- Building Early Literacy and Language Skills (also called the BELLS book), by Lucy Hart Paulson
- Picture Story/Word Story, video explanation by Amy
- Writing Matters, book by William Van Cleave
- The Writing Revolution 2.0, book by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler
- Best Practices in Writing Instruction, 3rd Edition, book edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, and Michael A. Hebert
YOU’LL LOVE THIS PRACTICAL BOOK!

Looking for an easy-to-read guide to help you reach all readers? If you teach kindergarten through third grade, this is the book for you. Get practical ideas and lesson plan templates that you can implement tomorrow!
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