Assessing Student Writing to Bolster Powerful Next Steps

Are you seeking practical strategies to leverage pre-assessment techniques to assess student writing and guide meaningful next steps? Pre-assessment allows teachers to gather baseline data on students' writing skills, strengths, and areas for growth before diving into instruction. Join Natalie Mitchell for this hands-on, interactive workshop as we explore how writing pre-assessments can be a window into students' areas of success and growth as well as how we can use those same assessments to collect various bits of information across the writing process. Get ready to transform your approach to assessing student writing and unlock powerful next steps for your students' growth as writers! Natalies's expertise as a literacy consultant will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to analyze student writing and identify patterns, misconceptions, and specific areas of need to meet students where they are in their writing development.

Recall the key concepts and strategies for assessing student writing to identify needs as discussed in the workshop. Analyze the importance of using pre-