Talk for Writing
Talk for Writing
This two day face-to-face or online professional development workshop offers an overview of the Talk for Writing approach and provides opportunities for hands-on participation in this exceptionally effective instructional approach for teaching written expression.
The workshop addresses the use of Talk for Writing for both fiction and non-fiction and covers:
- Planning: based on the instructional needs of the students at either a unit or whole-school level
- The ‘Three I’s’ – Imitation, Innovation and Independent Application – the fundamentals of the Talk for Writing approach; by guiding students in a systematic, scaffolded way they develop their writing from dependence to independence
- Student skill development as promoted through effective feedback
- How the accurate assessment of writing can assist in tracking student progress and guiding teaching goals
- The development of grammatical skills, with a focus on the functional application of grammar in writing through ‘warm-up’ games selected to meet the specific instructional needs of students



Talk for Writing 2 Day Essentials Workshop Online
WHEN: 9:00 am - 3:30pm, 2 days starting,
19 October 2023
This two-day online professional development workshop offers an overview of the Talk for Writing approach and provides opportunities for hands-on participation in this exceptionally effective instructional approach for teaching written expression.