Creative Ideas, Strategies, & Tools For Reaching And Meeting The Needs Of All Learners

<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Quick writes are a great way to kick off a writer’s workshop, or any class really. Give students a short prompt and ask them to write as much as they can, as well as they can, as quick as they can. Set a timer for one, three or even five minutes and let students write or "drite" (drawing + writing) about the prompt.&nbsp;<br></p><div><br></div>

<p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The beginning of the school year is all about getting to know students and students getting know you and each other.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Building relationships&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">is key to having a successful year.</span><br></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Books talks are a great tool to get kids excited about reading this school year! Start the year off with some of your favorite titles that they won't be able to resist.</span><br></p><div><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div>