Transforming Student Writing Part 1: Practical Strategies for Educators

In this workshop, participants will delve into the foundational principles of The Writing Revolution 2.0, focusing on how explicit writing instruction can be a catalyst for deepening student thinking across content areas. Educators will explore the six core principles of the Hochman Method, examining how sentence-level instruction builds a scaffold for more complex writing tasks. Through interactive discussion, video exemplars, and hands-on activities, teachers will reflect on how these strategies apply to their own classrooms, with special emphasis on how writing improves comprehension, critical thinking, and content mastery.

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• Students lacking explicit foundational writing instruction in early grades, leading to struggles in secondary education.
• Assumptions that older students have already mastered writing basics, despite evidence to the contrary.
• Pressure to produce extended writing before mastering sentence-level skills.
• Inconsistent integration of writing into non-ELA content areas.

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• ‍Explicit Instruction and Foundational Skills – Participants will learn how to directly teach writing skills starting in the early grades, with an emphasis on sentence construction, grammar in context, and scaffolding techniques for all learners.‍
• Curriculum-Embedded Writing Strategies – Educators will gain strategies to incorporate writing into all subject areas, using tools like sentence stems, “Because, But, So” prompts, and content-specific writing tasks to deepen understanding.
• ‍Process-Oriented Writing Development – Teachers will understand the importance of guiding students through the planning and revising phases, using structured supports to help organize ideas, refine drafts, and improve clarity and coherence.