Turn new young writers in mature writers and wordsmiths with teaching strategies from Mentoring Minds

Besides mathematics, teaching competent and correct writing to students is one of the most challenging tasks teachers must undertake. All educators and parents can reap the benefits of using teaching strategies that help instruct young learners how to write well. Whether you're beginning with the basics or teaching more complicated persuasive writing, it is necessary for teachers to relay instruction about writing that improves standardized test scores and give students a good foundation for their future.

By utilizing research-based writing strategies, Mentoring Minds has developed a line of products called Writing Round-Up that guide students to an essential understanding of the writing process and it's many mechanics. Without a basic knowledge of how good writers write, students are left to their own devices that do not always result in a comprehensive understanding or solid basis for their future writing.

Writing Round-Up guides students from teacher-directed projects to more independent writing tasks. This seemingly natural progression of reliance on the instructor to reliance on oneself follows the core elements of efficient writing instruction. Students of all grade levels read stories that interest them and engage their curiosity. They are then asked to respond in ways that challenge their writing mechanics and technique. By being challenged in this way, students strengthen their skills and hone their overall method of writing.

The teaching strategies included in the Writing Round-Up series assist teachers in building the competency and understanding of their students through creative and effective techniques. Use the Writing Round-Up student editions to lead students at first through teacher-directed exercises and then on more independent activities to create self-reliant and persuasive writers.

The Writing Round-Up digital projection CDs are available for grades 2 through 4 and enhance the experience of learning writing. Engage the class in group activities by projecting all student edition book pages onto a large screen. Graphic organizers further engage students who benefit from visual learning techniques by separating important information, identifying various facts, and exploring the relationship between facts and ideas.

Motivation Writing for STAAR

( The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness)

Motivation Writing supports the writing process, develops the critical thinking skills needed by successful writers, and provides effective instruction and practice to allow students to master the revision and editing requirements.

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Motivation Writing

Outside of Texas, and looking for a great writing resource that integrates higher-order thinking?

Motivation Writing provides supplemental instruction and practice as teachers and students prepare for writing assessments. Students will compose narrative and expository pieces as well as complete revision practice and editing practice. Motivation Writing supports the writing process, develops the critical thinking skills needed by successful writers, and provides effective instruction and practice to allow students to master the revision and editing requirements.

¡Escribir como Estrellas!

Mentoring Minds' ¡Escribir Como Estrellas! supports bilingual students as they build competency in writing mechanics and composition. This TEKS-based, multi-genre student edition is written in Spanish and is comprised of 15 writing units. Each unit includes grammar practice, 2 passages with revision and editing questions, and a story prompt with a graphic organizer.

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Graphic Organizers

The organizers provide templates to identify pertinent facts, organize information, and record relationships between facts and ideas.

Available Levels : K-8

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