Improving Student Writing
“This training and methodology has allowed our district to break an 11 year run of stagnant scores!”
- Cathy White, Principal
Hyman Fine Elementary
Attleboro School District, MA
Empowering Writers methodology and resources are proven to be the most effective way to improve student writing.
Regardless of the economic disadvantages of the students, the size of the school district, or the current writing instruction within a school, our approach to improving writing instruction is proven to deliver immediate results. Even reluctant teachers of writing embrace the approach and, in turn, dramatically improve their quality of instruction.
See why Empowering Writers approach is so effective at turning around student achievement in writing?
The Common Core & Empowering Writers
With Common Core State Standards just around the corner, Empowering Writers continues to be dedicated to the ever-changing needs of teachers. We’ve heard your concerns about how to “do it all” in terms of meeting the comprehensive writing demands of the Common Core.
We’re in the process of finalizin...
News
Empowering Writers Comprehensive Narrative GuideNamed District Administration magazine Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of 2011 AwardMONROE, CT Jan 12, 2011- Empowering Writers, leading K-8 provider of professional development for the instruction of writing, has been honored with a Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of...
Empowering Writers Methodology
Whether you are looking for a complete writing curriculum or a supplement to your existing writing program, Empowering Writers proven, research-based METHODOLOGY can be applied to your narrative, expository and persuasive writing instruction to improve student writing. The methodology uses WHOLE CLASS INSTRUCTION, minimally twic...
Comprehensive Teacher Resources
Empowering Writers methodology and resources are proven to be the most effective way to improve student writing.
Empowering Writers' extensive line of Narrative writing, Expository writing, Persuasive writing materials for Kindergarten through Grade 8. Our resources have been proven to work in the real world of the classroom. Ba...
Professional Development Services
Customized Professional Development Services K-8
Download Customized Professional Development Services.PDF
Empowering Writers will partner with your school or district to provide a customized professional development plan for your school or district. The research is very clear that teacher practice is one of the most important f...
Student Writing Samples
The best way to see what Empowering Writers can do for your students is to look at what our students are able to produce. The following student samples will highlight the ways in which our methodology and materials concretely improve student writing.
Narrative Student Samples
Sample #1 and #2 were written by the same student, t...
About Us
Empowering Writers is an educational publisher and professional development provider specializing in the instruction of writing.
We offer comprehensive, teacher-friendly workshops that empower educators of children from grades Kindergarten-8 to teach narrative writing, expository (informative) writing, and persuasive writing in ...
Response to Intervention - RTI
What do you do when your students are struggling in writing?
How do you address the writing weaknesses of your Tier 2 & Tier 3 students?
Empowering Writers now offers a comprehensive Response to Intervention (RTI) resource to enable teachers to help struggling writers. The RTI resource pinpoints the deficient skills and pro...
Kindergarten-1st Grade Writing
Writing with Kindergarten and First Grade Students
• What can we expect from our youngest authors?
• What are the developmental stages of writing?
• How can we encourage our youngest authors in developmentally appropriate ways?
• Student samples of the Empowered Kindergarten-1st Grade Writer
• How can we...
Narrative Writing
Teaching Narrative Writing
What exactly is narrative writing?
What specific skills are involved in narrative writing?
What can we expect in narrative writing from student authors?
How can parents help in the process? (see Parents' Corner)
What exactly is narrative writing?
Narrative writing…you’ve heard the term, y...
Expository Writing
Teaching Expository Writing
What exactly is expository writing?
What specific skills are involved in expository writing?
What can we expect in expository writing from student authors?
How can parents help in the process? (see Parents' Corner)
What exactly is expository writing?
Expository writing comes in a variety of forms, but...
Persuasive Writing
By Barbara Mariconda
Among the most difficult writing assignments a young author can face is the persuasive essay. Think about it – have you ever been able to persuade someone who holds a view that is diametrically opposed to your own to come around to see things your way? Were you ever involved in a heated conversation ab...