Full overview
This lesson is an introduction to the framework of this text and course. In this lesson, you will learn how the skills of writing all intertwine to form the writing rope, an integral set of skills necessary for effective writing.
This lesson will teach you the research behind effective writing instruction. You will learn about the seven teaching principles and how to gradually increase the responsibility of the student writer.
Transcription skills are the early writing skills of spelling and letter formation. In this lesson, you will learn how to teach these foundational writing skills.
Lesson Four teaches about task, audience, and purpose. You will learn how to teach these concepts so students understand the connection between these and the choices they make in writing.
This lesson focuses on the four steps in the writing process. It is critical that students learn and follow these steps to be successful in writing.
This lesson, about syntax and sentence skills, will cover how to teach students to compose sentences into paragraphs and longer writing passages.
Moving on from sentence skills, this lesson teaches paragraph skills as the building blocks of longer writing; paragraph structure and parts are essential to effective writing.
In this lesson, you will learn about the three genres of writing and how to teach the three writing types that students are required to complete.
Research has widely shown that the skill of writing summaries is critical to both writing and reading comprehension. In this lesson, you will learn how to teach this critical skill.
In this lesson, you will learn instructional strategies to help students respond to narrative texts. This is a critical skill as students progress from beginning to advanced writers.
This final lesson serves as a review of the techniques and strategies you've learned in this course. You will put it all together into a structured writing program.
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NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.
Included programs
- Identify research-based best practices in writing instruction.
- Explain how to foster good spelling and phonics skills.
- Identify how to write to a specific audience and purpose.
- Explain the stages in the writing process.
- Describe techniques for enhancing syntax awareness and varying sentence structure.
- Identify ways to teach different genres of writing.
Materials
All necessary course materials are included.
System requirements
Minimum technical expectations for the online learning environment. Your IT team can use this as a checklist.
Internet connectivity
Internet Connectivity Requirements: Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience. Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience. Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.
While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.
Hardware
Hardware Requirements: CPU: 1 GHz or higher RAM: 4 GB or higher Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience. Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions. CPU: 1 GHz or higher RAM: 4 GB or higher Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience. Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions. CPU: 1 GHz or higher RAM: 4 GB or higher Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience. Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.
Operating system
Operating System Requirements: Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions
While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.
Web browser
Web Browser Requirements: Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari
Recommended software
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use): Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline. Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline. Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline. ** The course outlines displayed on this website are subject to change at any time without prior notice. ** ** The course outlines displayed on this website are subject to change at any time without prior notice. **
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