Every Step Up to Writing® strategy is built to support specific standards in the areas of writing, vocabulary, language, reading, and speaking & listening.
Ideal either as a core program with nine months of curriculum support or as a robust supplement from which you can pick and choose only your favorite elements, this proven solution will transform your students’ writing skills through unparalleled coverage of modern learning standards and inspire them as writers.
Features in the Fourth Edition include:
- Focus on the specific text types emphasized in state standards—informative/explanatory, argument, and narrative writing
- Grade-level-specific Unit Maps, which provide a sequence of instructional strategies to reach college and career readiness standards, while identifying strategies for differentiation to ensure instruction meets individual student needs
- Explicit focus on supporting students in producing organized, clear, and coherent writing
- Emphasis on using technology for research and to produce and publish work