SRSD Classroom Results: The Sciend of Writing
SRSD research is crucial, but nothing compares to the moment you see the dramatic difference between your students' before and after essays. Or watching their tears turn into cheers while they ask for more writing. Watching student growth firsthand is the most powerful testament to SRSD in your classroom.
After 20 years of teaching, I know that my students’ writing has never looked like that!
Karen Harris: Grade 3 Classroom Results
Karen Harris’ one-hour SRSD Presentation
Kelly- 9-year-old, struggling writer scoring below the 33rd percentile (Norm-Referenced Achievement Test).
Corrected for spelling only, here is her “before SRSD” writing sample:
Here is her “after SRSD ” writing sample:
“Kelly is now on the playing field with many essay parts. Ideation was not her problem. Now, we can teach her editing and revising strategies. Kelly told her teacher how much fun writing is now!”
