Theory and Practice: 6+1 Traits of Writing (Grade 3-Up): Everything You Need to Teach and Assess Student Writing With This Powerful Model

Why has the 6+1 Trait model had such a tremendous impact on writing instruction? Because it works. It allows teachers to pinpoint students’ strengths and weaknesses in ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventionsand presentationand focus instruction. Now Culham turns her expert eye to our youngest students. Like her groundbreaking guide for grades 3 and up, her new book contains scoring guides, sample papersand focus lessons for each trait, but framed to address K–2 teachers’ needs.