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A teacher discusses the importance of giving students a choice over what to write about, what to write with, and where to sit when they are writing. When given these choices, students are able to write more, they enjoy it more, and the quality of their writing improves.
(From Doing What Works at WestEd-Content was developed by the Innovation Studies Program at WestEd in partnership with American Institutes for Research and RMC Research Corporation. This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under contract numbers ED-PEP-11-C-0068 and ED-04-CO-0060/0003. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.)
A teacher discusses the importance of giving students a choice over what to write about, what to write with, and where to sit when they are writing. When given these choices, students are able to write more, they enjoy it more, and the quality of their writing improves.
(From Doing What Works at WestEd-Content was developed by the Innovation Studies Program at WestEd in partnership with American Institutes for Research and RMC Research Corporation. This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under contract numbers ED-PEP-11-C-0068 and ED-04-CO-0060/0003. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.)
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Video 5: Form Small Groups [Kindergarten]")
