Episode 86 Writing Conferring Series: Compliment Conference
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Are you wondering where to begin when conferring with your writers?
This episode will teach you all about the Compliment Conference and how to use it as not only a way to encourage your writers but also as a formative assessment for your writing instruction.
This conference has four simple steps:
- Open the conversation
- Identify evidence of a successful writing behavior or action
- Share the compliment with the writer
- Thank the writer for their time.
Melissa also shares how to plan for the Compliment Conference as we as utilize the conference as data for further instruction.
Next up the in the Writing Conferring Series:
- Anchor Chart Conference
- Research, Decide, Teach Conference
Don't miss out on this series!
About Melissa:
Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.
Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.
Teaching to Transform, LLC was started by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.
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