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Why are schools pursuing the Workshop Model for young students? The Workshop model entails students working through the writing process to learn the art of being an author through editing and revising. The difficulty here is one of mass differentiation. Here are the practical things we need to consider in the implementation of shifting to an explicit writing model.
The announcement from Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ben Carroll on Thursday is welcomed by Think Forward Educators members who are pleased to see evidence-aligned instruction so strongly supported by policy leaders in Victoria. This is good news and a great first step in the right direction.
Key take aways from recent webinars, written by teachers for teachers.
Writing does not improve through exposure alone. It develops cumulatively, through explicit instruction in transcription, sentence construction, and text-level control. In this article, Phil Coloca and Jeanette Breen argue for a coherent developmental continuum that reduces classroom variability and strengthens equity across schools.
If we want stronger writing, clarity must precede creativity - and intellectual preparation must anchor practice.