To teach children to write: a process as difficult as it is important. How can you empower your students to push past blank page syndrome? Prewriting is important, says Hannah, and it is made easier with graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams, clusters, and beginning-middle-end organizers.

But every stage of the writing process needs to be taught and modeled. Hannah demonstrates shared and interactive writing as effective methods for practicing the organization of ideas in preparation for writing.

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