• Instructional practices substantiated by research
• Explicit strategies for writing
• Clear procedures for implementing those strategies
• Detailed scoring rubrics to help you assess writing objectively
• Skill instruction at points when students will use the skill in their writing
• Instruction in basic grammar and language usage
• Practice in demand-writing to develop fluency and expression
• Processes that help children produce pieces that are polished, expansive, expressive

Using the direct-instruction method, High-Performance Writing addresses the writing instruction needs of all students including special education and ESL students.Each unit follows a sequence of instruction and contains a complete sequence of activities to achieve a particular piece of writing. Terry Dodds, author of several other SRA direct-instruction programs including Readers and Writers, Learning Through Literature, and Language for Learning, developed the program.

Features:

• Units built around specific topics address the writing genre frequently identified in state frameworks, allowing you to target grade-appropriate writing skills.
• Straightforward lessons provide the scaffolding students need to internalize the writing process and emerge as independent writers.
• Writing and revising strategies help students incorporate the six traits of effective writing.