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TOOLS

Writing A–Z offers additional tools to supplement your current writing instruction for every developmental level, as well as to provide application and extension opportunities for students.

The tools are divided into two categories: Emerging Writer and Beginning-Fluent. Tools for the Emerging Writer are aimed at meeting the needs of kindergarten-level students, or those experimenting with letters, sounds, words, and overall function and structure of language. Tools for Beginning-Fluent writers most directly correspond to the skills and abilities at grades one (beginning), two (early developing), three (developing), and four through six (fluent).

EMERGING WRITER	DESCRIPTION
ALPHABET	resources to support letter recognition and word building
CHECKLISTS	checklists to help students self-check completed writing
HANDWRITING	worksheets for each alphabet letter that provide students with practice in uppercase and lowercase letter formation
HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS	resources to support sight word recognition and sentence building
PICTURE/LABEL CARDS	themed pictures with corresponding labels for use as writing practice of new words, writing prompts, and letter/sound reference
TEMPLATES	various charts and forms to support emerging writers
WRITE-AWAYS	sentence frames for one-page quick compositions
WRITING PROMPTS	a variety of text prompts for students to use as an inspirational spark for original compositions
BEGINNING-FLUENT	DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR INTERVIEWS	videos and transcripts of interviews with various Reading A–Z authors
BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDES	student guides provided at each level to help students write a bibliography
BOOKMARK REPORTS	bookmarks that double as bookreports
CERTIFICATES	various certificates to recognize student achievement in writing
EDITING GUIDES	student guides provided at each level to help students self-edit their writing
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS	leveled graphic organizers for each text type to help students plan their compositions
LISTS	lists to help support student writing, which include: adjectives, adverbs, confusing words, cross-curricular ideas, figurative language, glossary, literary devices, retired words, verbs, and writing ideas
MINI-BOOKS	miniature books that contain writing frames
POSTERS	posters of a writing sample for each text type and level to enlarge and display in the classroom for student reference
RAZ BOOK CONNECTIONS	links to Reading A–Z leveled readers that support and provide examples of each text type
RESEARCH PACKETS	themed packets of sample sources at each developmental level for use by teachers or students in the writing of informational reports
REVISION CHECKLISTS	student checklists provided at each level to help students revise their compositions
RUBRICS	a variety of easy to use guides to assess student writing according to a specific text type or good writing trait
STORY CARDS	character, plot, and setting cards that provide a fun way for students to create story starters for many types of writing
SUMMER WRITING	summer writing resources for both parents and students, designed to reinforce skills that students learned during the school year
TEMPLATES	various charts and forms to support student writing
WORDLESS BOOKS	books from which the text has been removed to allow students to create original stories based on pictures from the pages of an actual book
WRITE-AWAYS	primary and intermediate sentence frames for one-page quick compositions
WRITING PROCESS GUIDES	lessons that teach the writing process in relation to a text type, accompanied by a student booklet that models the complete writing process for a composition of that text type
WRITING PROMPTS	a variety of photo, illustrative, and written prompts for students to use as an inspirational spark for students' original compositions
WRITING SAMPLES	writing samples in each text type to use as a teaching tool and model of writing at each developmental level