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Joey Hawkins & Diana Leddy of The Vermont Writing Collaborative share how educators can support students in creating and communicating their understanding through writing.

The three pillars for writing for understanding are:

1. Backward design (envision the final goal!)
2. Build understanding (talking about text, writing about text, acting it out, and more!)
3. Direct instruction (writing models, structures, organizers)

Writing is a powerful way of working with knowledge - a coherent chunk of knowledge. How do HQIM support and execute this approach to writing for understanding? Listen in to find out, and grab a copy of their book, Writing for Understanding!

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