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Being a Writer, Third Edition

Comprehensive Writing Instruction

Being a Writer is the only research-based K–5 program that integrates essential components of comprehensive writing instruction and explicit social skills development. The program:

  • creates a community of writers
  • strengthens the connection between reading and writing
  • employs the writing process for a variety of purposes and audiences
  • integrates instruction of the conventions of writing and grammar
  • provides guidance specifically tailored for multilingual learners
  • ensures equity in writing instruction
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About Collaborative Classroom

Since the organization’s founding in 1980, our work has reached more than 8 million students and 328,000 teachers in classrooms across the country, developing fluent readers and skilled writers, supporting instructional equity, transforming discipline practices, and bolstering student and teacher engagement.

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