Learning Opportunities

Empowering Writers’ training and resources align with the new Alberta outcomes for grades K-3.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Age-appropriate, instructional tools to effectively teach your youngest (K-1) students the foundational skills they need to become strong writers. You’ll be introduced to the developmental stages of writing, learn to teach your students how to identify genre and author’s purpose, and develop the foundational skills of narrative, informational and opinion writing. Through this training, you will gain confidence in your writing instruction, and develop the writing/reading connection for your students across all content areas.

HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

Session 1, October 3, 2022 – Genre and Organization – Creating the Writing/Reading Connection

• Understanding EW’s Methodology and How it Creates Writing Success
• Recognizing Genre and Author’s Purpose (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative genre; inform vs. entertain purpose)
• Summarizing Text
• Inspiring Rich Vocabulary Development

Session 2, October 17, 2022 – Foundational Skills for Narrative Writing

• Identifying Story-Critical Elements Worthy of Description
• Engaging the Five Senses to Create Vivid Elaboration
• Generating Elaborative Detail
• Exploring “What Do Feelings Look Like?”
• Crafting Suspenseful Segments

Session 3, October 24, 2022 – Foundational Skills of Informational and Opinion Writing

• Sorting Details for Informational Writing
• Creating Diagrams to Inform
• Writing Informational Sentences
• Exploring Opinion Writing
• Summarizing Opinion Pieces
• Recap Learning – Foundational Writing Skills for K-1 Students

**Please note the session fee includes the Workshop and Hub Digital Resource (1-year license)**

Interested in securing a 2-year Hub license for only an additional $75 US? Click on the following link to order through Empowering Writers:
https://store.empoweringwriters.com/products/2nd-year-hub-for-consortium-customer

Target Audience

Teachers K-1, Administrators, Instructional Coaches