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Writing Wings is a thirty- to forty-five minute daily lesson for grades three through five that actively and cooperatively involves students in each stage of the writing process while emphasizing ideas, organization, style, and mechanics. Each unit integrates a craft lesson, focused on a specific writing skill; lessons in each of the six stages of the writing process; and two language-mechanics lessons to connect instruction directly to the students’ own writing.  

A strong instructional process organizes learning.
Like all Success for All Foundation programs, the thirty- to forty-five minute Writing Wings lessons are organized into the Cycle of Effective Instruction and use cooperative learning to enable student success.
As students work through the writing process, they collaborate in teams to provide concrete feedback and motivation to one another. Revision guides teach students to develop their critical sense not only as writers but also as writing evaluators.

Integrated media engages students with instruction.
Write-on Dudes DVD lesson segments provide students with the opportunity to visit Ms. Inkwell’s classroom, where they observe other student writers working cooperatively through the writing process.

Language Mechanics DVD lesson segments provide live action and animated video skits to support instruction in usage, mechanics, and composition.

Teacher- and student-friendly materials make instruction engaging.
Writing Wings includes the following instructional materials:

• Three-volume teacher’s manuals provide an overall picture of each unit and clear, easy-to-use daily lesson plans.
• Student editions guide students through the writing process and provide structures for team discussions.
  
• Embedded DVDs engage students in introductions to specific skills and the stages of the writing process.
• Team score sheets motivate students and teachers as they work through the cooperative-learning process each day.

Sample Lessons

View sample media segments from:
Write-on Dudes
Language Mechanics

Ongoing training and coaching enable teacher and student success with Writing Wings.
One-Day Program Introduction Workshop: During the program introduction, teachers will engage with the program materials, instructional processes, and assessment tools while preparing to take a collaborative approach to teaching and promoting student achievement in writing.

Follow-Up Coaching Support: Through a series of implementation visits, telephone support, and online exchanges, the coach will support teacher learning communities as they discuss questions, use student data to set goals and adjust instruction, document implementation, develop and monitor achievement plans, and celebrate evidence of student and teacher success.

Professional development for school leaders establishes support for successful implementation.
Professional-Development Guide/DVDs: Teachers meet in teacher learning communities to watch and discuss DVD segments that follow a group of teachers as they implement Writing Wings. These work sessions, structured around the DVDs, assist teachers in evaluating student work, giving effective feedback, and planning instruction to support student writing progress.

Next Steps
For information on Writing Wings pricing and implementation, please contact our headquarters at (800) 548-4998, ext. 2372, or fill out the information request form online.