310. Writing Belongs in Your Literacy Block (Here's How)

Part 5: Your Literacy Block Series

In this episode of our Your Literacy Block series, Emily is talking all about writing— and why it deserves a place in every upper elementary literacy block.

Many teachers think of writing as essays, state testing, and lengthy writing projects.... but writing can be so much more than that. When students write about what they read, they deepen comprehension, organize their thinking, and make their learning visible.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why writing and reading are so closely connected

• The importance of sentence-level writing instruction

• How writing can strengthen comprehension without adding another subject block to your day

• Three simple writing routines you can start using immediately:

• Writing About Reading
• Expand with Details
• Combining Sentences

If you've ever wondered how to fit writing into your literacy block, this episode will give you practical ideas that build stronger readers, writers, and thinkers —all within the instructional time you already have.

Tune in next week as we wrap up the series with small group instruction!

Resources Mentioned:

⭐The Stellar Literacy Collective: stellarteacher.com/join