When done on a regular basis, interactive writing has the potential to improve independent writing. Authors Kate Roth and Joan Dabrowski detail how this systemic approach can be applied in Interactive Writing Across Grades: A Small Practice with Big Results, PreK-5. Interactive writing harnesses the natural interactions teachers have with their students as they compose a writing piece. It allows for real-time differentiation and tailored scaffolding. This method fits within any basal writing curriculum and can be adapted to your classroom's technology levels. This book acts as a how-to guide that unpacks this powerful method, going step-by-step and grade-by-grade to figure out where and how interactive writing fits within your literacy framework. Inside you'll find:

• A complete overview of the interactive writing method and how it fits into your balanced literacy program
• Concrete ways to launch interactive writing in your classroom to support both process and craft instruction
• Step-by-step guidance to implement the method with students of all ages
• Student examples of writing from grades Pre-K through 5 to show what to expect at each phase of the process
• "Listen in on a Lesson" vignettes that demonstrate the type of scaffolding you can offer during interactive writing lessons

Discover what makes interactive writing a particularly effective teaching practice that can support both emergent and fluent writers. Interactive Writing Across Grades can help put this method to work in the classroom immediately.