Welcome to the Keys to Literacy (KTL) and Learning A-Z partnership, where we are pleased to offer KTL’s Keys to Early Writing and Keys to Content Writing courses at a special, discounted, price. Please select between the two courses, and access the Order Form that has been provided at the bottom of the page to facilitate gaining access to these offerings!
Keys to Early Writing:
Evidence-Based Professional Development Course
Would you like to learn evidence-based instructional practices for teaching foundational writing skills? This course is just what you need!
This practical course provides the background knowledge needed to teach the components of beginning writing instruction. The instructional suggestions are developmentally appropriate for young children in kindergarten through grade 2, and easily transfer to classroom lessons that can be integrated with any writing curriculum or published writing program. The course is tightly aligned with state writing standards.
The online course takes approximately 15 hours to complete and includes a training manual. The course covers these topics:
- Writing Basics
- Engage a Community of Writers
- Writing Process
- Structure for the Three Types of Writing
- First Steps: Drawing, Labels, Lists
- Syntax, Sentences
- Paragraph Writing
- Writing from Sources
Please note that the course does not include detailed suggestions for how to teach spelling — this is addressed in the phonics module of the Keys to Beginning Reading course.
Resources
- Download an informational flyer that includes the course outline.
- Click here to download the discounted Order Form!
- Graduate credit is available. Click here for details.
Keys to Content Writing:
Evidence-Based Professional Development Course
Would you like to learn instructional practices for teaching writing across all subjects in grades 3-12? This course is just what you need!
Keys to Content Writing provides professional development for research-based best practices for writing instruction that can be integrated in any subject and aligned to state literacy standards. Participants learn practical strategies for teaching writing skills, how to use writing to support content learning, and how to provide scaffolds to students who need support.
The online course takes approximately 15 hours to complete and includes a training manual. The course covers these topics:
- Writing Basics
- Quick Writes
- Sentences and Paragraphs
- The Writing Process
- Summary Writing
- Three Types of Writing (informational, opinion/argument, narrative)
- Writing from Sources
Resources
- Download an informational flyer that includes the course outline.
- Click here to download the discounted Order Form!
- Graduate credit is available. Click here for details.
Contact us to learn more:
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info@keystoliteracy.com
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Phone: 978-948-8511