A teacher's guide to interactive writing: grades preK-2

Section one Welcome to interactive writing

What is interactive writing?

Principles of interactive writing

Section two The predictable flow of an interactive writing session

Set the purpose

Think about the audience

Compose and construct the text

Reread and rethink

Summarize

Extend the learning

Section three Transfer to and from writing workshop

Research! Information from independent writing that informs interactive writing

Evidence it's working! What to look for in independent writing to know your teaching is sticking

Section four Turning, turning : how interactive writing looks, feels, sounds, and evolves over the course of a school year

Fall : welcome to school! This is your learning and your space

Winter : building on fall's foundations

Spring : extending the learning