Interactive Writing Instruction Online with Young Children (REL West)

This REL West video demonstrates how to facilitate a writing lesson with kindergarteners and first graders in a distance learning environment. Watch Professor Nell K. Duke from the University of Michigan as she teaches children how to collaboratively write a letter using an online interactive whiteboard. The lesson and teaching strategies align with evidence-based recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers. In the introduction to the video, Professor Steve Graham, WWC Panel Guide Chair, briefly introduces the Practice Guide and related recommendations for instruction.
This recording was prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under Contract ED-IES-17-C-0012 by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) West at WestEd. The content of the 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.