Schools all over the country are trying to improve test scores in writing. Yet many of them are buying into programs that succeed only in making students, and teachers, believe that writing is an impossibly difficult task.

It is not.

With Common Sense, Cheryl Miller Thurston asks teachers to step back and take a look at what really matters, focusing on just three basic principles that are not that difficult to understand or to teach.

She also suggests facing reality. We live in a visual world where students have less experience with the written word. “We need to engage them frequently, and imaginatively, in actual writing, not studying about writing,” she recommends. “If we give them experience and clear guidance, test scores will improve.”

If you ever feel confused by conflicting messages about what and how to teach, this book can be a liberating confidence builder!

by Cheryl Miller Thurston
Size: 7" x 7"
Pages: 84
ISBN: 978-1-877673-54-2