When we talk about literacy block, we often use “reading time” synonymously for this part of our day. Imagine if that shifted and we called this time “writing block” instead, and folded in all skills toward building the final outcome of writing rather than primarily reading.
For years, much time and effort has been spent by district and state leaders across the country to help educators understand the science of reading to improve educational outcomes for students.
For many years, school district leaders have been learning about (and for some, implementing) the science of reading, yet not nearly as much time has been spent on the science of writing and how writing can improve reading skills.
