Writing Articles and Resources for Teachers

Discover how evidence-based writing instruction, aka the science of writing, supports literacy development, expression, and academic success.

Create a welcoming space to support your growing writers with the these 5 classroom writing center ideas.

Learn how writing fits into the science of reading and why integrating reading and writing instruction supports stronger literacy outcomes for all students.

School's back in session, which means it's time for a fresh batch of writing prompts for the new year. Have your high school or middle school students try these back-to-school prompts this fall.

Whether you’re teaching math, science, social studies, or ELA, writing can be a great way to assess students’ learning and deepen their thinking on a subject. Here's how to incorporate writing across the curriculum in your classroom.

From nursery rhymes to absurdist poetry to rap, these activities will help your middle or high school class celebrate National Poetry Month this April.

Discover how Writable enhances core ELA programs with AI‑supported feedback and schoolwide writing data that helps leaders monitor progress and drive instructional improvement.

These fun writing activities for middle school students address the critical writing skills students need for high school and beyond.

Asari Beale, writer, educator, and executive director of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, shares tips for how to teach creative writing to students.

Have some spooky fun with your students while exercising their critical thinking skills using these Halloween writing prompts and journal ideas.

Have high schoolers find inspiration for stories in everyday objects or events and craft advice columns with these downloadable activities for at-home learning.

No matter what your middle school or high school class is reading, these writing prompts about love will get them ready for Valentine's Day.

Learn how to teach email writing to students and focus on proper email etiquette so they can ask questions and send greetings to teachers, school staff, and even parents.

Writing conferences are one-to-one conversations and give teachers a crucial opportunity to meet each student’s individual needs.

Celebrate moms with these Mother's Day writing prompts for your K–3 classroom. Have students practice descriptive language or get creative with a short story.

Teaching kids how to write a persuasive paragraph consisting of their opinion and supporting sentences puts them on the right track to being an effective communicator.

Want to help your students develop their organizational, analytical, and research skills? Teach them how to write an expository paragraph.

Explore how teaching writing and providing writing practice instill skills in students that they can use throughout their academic career and beyond. 

Learn more about scaffolding writing instruction, a process that provides the support that students need to grow as writers.

Provide students with plenty of opportunities to practice writing, incorporate feedback, and revise with these research-backed writing strategies for elementary students.

An instructional coach shares tips on how to teach writing to elementary students without the fear that teachers can feel when faced with such a huge undertaking.

Ensure students get the practice, feedback, and revision experience they need for success with these tried-and-true strategies for teaching high school writing.

Support your ELL students with writing strategies to build confident and capable writers.

Teaching middle school writing can help students learn the value of their words.

Support students with dyslexia with evidence-based writing strategies to become capable writers who craft their thoughts in an engaging, persuasive, and compelling manner.

Save time with these effective feedback strategies for improving student writing.

This lesson explores how to write a reflective narrative essay, a type of writing where writers reflect on an experience and show how their lives changed.