Not only does The Write Tools curriculum and training yield measurable results, you can feel confident knowing that the material and methodologies used are grounded in solid research and aligned with academic standards.

How does The Write Tools reinforce Academic  Standards?

The Write Tools PencilAcademic Standards in Every Training Session

  • We provide training for each text type: Informative/Explanatory, Opinion/Argumentation, and Narrative: Real and Imagined.
  • We provide an overview of Academic Standards during every training session. On our first day with a group, we provide a history of the Academic Standards and the process of development. Our introduction helps teachers learn to read the standards numbers, and see the relationship between grade level standards and Anchor Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. In addition, each day of training begins with a look at the Academic Standards that will be addressed during that particular day.
  • We equip teachers by providing an overview of standardized assessments in all of our training sessions.
  • After we explain the Academic Standards expectations and assessments, we teach specific strategies to help students MEET the expectations. We model research-based, classroom-tested strategies during every session, and provide tools so that teachers can model the same strategies the very next day in their own classrooms.
  • Hands-on practice with authentic text-based writing is included in every session. Teachers leave with practical strategies and writing samples that can be used in their classrooms immediately after the training is over.

What Participants are Saying about The Write Tools’ Training

I left with a better understanding of state standards through your overview then anything else I have attended.- Recent Training Participant

I plan to begin using some of these methods and suggestions in my classes tomorrow, because they are so clearly beneficial and easy to use. – Lee Cording, High School Teacher, Deshler Public School District, Deshler, NE

The Write Tools PencilComprehensive Materials with Clear Connections to Academic Standards

  • The Write Tools CCSS Training MaterialsWe offer comprehensive training binders for each text type: Informative/Explanatory, Opinion/Argumentation, and Narrative: Real and Imagined.
  • You can trust that our materials, methodologies, and training reflect the most updated information available. Our materials are continually revised to reflect the newest developments in writing instruction and assessments.
  • Each of our binders includes a list of ALL the ELA standards arranged by grade level and content areas. In addition to the complete list, the pages in our binders provide a code for the specific standard or standards being addressed on that page/in that strategy.
  • Students and teachers can work through the entire writing process with our easy-to-use software that supports our Academic Standards materials.

What Teachers Say about The Write Tools Materials

Excellent for teachers no matter how long you have been in the classroom. The materials offer new & inventive ways to teach the tried and true writing strategies.- Kathleen Eichenberg, 4th Grade Teacher, The Pinnacle Charter School, Denver, CO

I am amazed by the software you have created. I found the software to be very user friendly!- Sonja Netzer, 3rd Grade Teacher, Jefferson County Schools, Broomfield, CO

The Write Tools PencilCoaching that Supports Academic Standards Implementation

  • The Write Tools training and coaching will equip all of your teachers with the necessary skills to implement a school-wide approach to writing instruction that is clearly aligned to Academic Standards.
  • Effective professional development involves in-depth, on-going training combined with on-site coaching, grade-level meetings, and demonstration lessons. We want to build on-going relationships with schools and districts so that we can provide training and coaching that is customized to fit your school or district needs.

What Schools and Districts Say about Coaching from The Write Tools

We added coaching to our training model for teaching writing last year…Your coaches spent time in our classrooms planning, teaching, and observing writing instruction. The coaching has also been well received by our teachers…Many of our teachers have said it is the most valuable professional development they have every had.- Phyllis Vogel, Assistant Superintendent Emerita, Cupertino Union School District

These strategies along with the training and coaching gave our Intensive Literacy Groups (ILG) summer school teachers the tools they needed to take the mystery out of writing. Our Migrant Education students made great strides in just 21 days using these powerful strategies.- Anna Leon, Program Manager, Region VIII Migrant Ed Program, Visalia, CA

The Write Tools Pencilthe Write Tools Trainers are Experts in All Literacy Standards

  • The Write Tools isn’t just for writing! We address all literacy standards, providing information and strategies for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language.
  • Our trainers do their homework before they visit your school or district. Our materials will be a strong match for your own state standards and assessments, and we make a special effort to reference your state standards in the workshop.

What Attendees Say

You have transformed my students’ reading, writing, and note taking! – Sue Bittfield, High School Teacher, B running Davenport USD, Bruning, NE

The Write Tools trainers are on time, on task, and on a mission. – Janet Leader, 5th grade teacher, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Sacramento, CA

Are you ready for Academic Standards?

Contact The Write Tools at 303-221-5301 or training@thewritetools.net to find out how we can partner with you in implementing Academic Standards for ELA.