Responding+to+student+writing

One of the most powerful contributors to student growth is effective feedback. In fact, based on a meta-analysis of 180,000, a researcher by the name of Hattie found that feedback when done well ranks in the top five contributor to student achievement. Of course, the key is "feedback is done well."

If you want to read the research, here are some articles:

If you want to read some tips, check this out:

Check out these tips for responding to student writing:

Links to thoughts on responding: [|Writing Matters]

Thoughts on conferring with students:

A teacher inquiry project on conferring: [|Conferring with Students: Examining our Practices]

Pam Allyn discusses her thinking about conferring with her 5th graders:[|Pam Allyn] From Stenhouse: Inside Reading/Writing Workshop Part 4 [|conference] Ralph Fletcher talks about conferring with young writers [|Ralph Fletcher]

[|A blog on feedback]: want some cool ideas for providing feedback digitally to kids?

Want to see some writing conferences? [|conferring ovec]