5 Shared Writing Overview

Learn strategies to pump up the academic rigor and generate lots of comprehensible texts -- daily Shared Writing with a literacy focus!

In this course, you will receive a PDF of a brand-new document from Stepping Stones that explains how to use Shared Writing and Anchor Charts aligned to the genres, or language functions, of the cycles and phases (Description, Narration, Information, and Opinion/Argumentation) to easily lift the level of literacy, give your kids something real and tangible to work on in their language development, and bring cross-curricular literacy into your language classroom every day.

Shared Writing CHANGED my life and I know it can change yours too! It got me OFF the "stage" and ON to the Literacy Train, full steam ahead....Choo Choo!!!!!!!

Participants will receive a PDF overview of Shared Writing with links to tons of resources, including, among way more:

Three levels of anchor charts for the four phases of the Description Cycle

Example Shared Writing texts for different Description and Narration Guided Oral Input strategies

And lots more!I

You will be able to view a recorded webinar (58 minutes) with Tina Hargaden to explore the PDF, learn about what "Shared Writing" means within the context of the Daily Instructional Framework, and get tips on how to use the resources in the PDF.

Just a small sample of the goodies that you can link to from the PDF!


Learn tips on how to use Write and Discuss to create highly-comprehensible texts with your class each day, using the Daily Instructional Framework that forms the basis of Stepping Stones materials, or any instructional framework you have found works well for your students.


Your Instructor


Tina Hargaden
Tina Hargaden

Tina Hargaden has been a language and literacy educator for 17 years, and has taught middle and high school English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, French, Spanish and ESOL. Her passion is supporting teachers to strengthen their literacy instruction, design courses that foster efficient and lasting language acquisition, and implement authentic performance assessment, because it is her firm belief that when we shift our language instruction to a proficiency stance, we help ensure equitable access to academic success for more students. She lives in Portland, Oregon and is the founding director of the World Language Proficiency Project and CI Liftoff. Tina is the author of the book, Foundations: A Natural Approach to the Transition Year, which provides step-by-step guidance for a year of communicative, proficiency-oriented World Language instruction. She has presented and keynoted at numerous state, regional, and national conferences, worked with many school districts and departments, and given workshops and institutes to educators all over to support them in strengthening language outcomes for all students. To inquire about having Tina come to your town, please email [email protected].


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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Anyway, if the webinar bores you (unlikely; I am pretty amusing and have lots to share with you) or the resources don't thrill you 1000% you can always get your twelve bucks back if you let us know you want a refund in the first 30 days.

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