Answers to your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Writing aims to help new teachers - or teachers who need a confidence boost - to understand the foundations of solid writing instruction. Melanie Meehan has led her school to adopt best practices in writing instruction, and has worked with many teachers in her district, in professional development settings, and in online workshops, and she knows the biggest challenges teachers face in writing instruction. This installment of the Five to Thrive series will provide answers to the most critical questions early-career teachers have about writing instruction, providing the MOST critical things a new teacher can do and know to have the most success in teaching writing, as well as next steps toward thriving as a writing teacher. Provided by publisher.

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1. How do I build and maintain a writing community? -- 2. What should students know and be able to do as writers? -- 3. What are key instructional practices to know and use? -- 4. How do I use assessment for students' benefit? -- 5. How do I shift agency from teacher to students in the writing classroom?