Tips for Introducing R&W in Instruction

Send a letter home to introduce the Read&Write toolbar to parents. See below for templates:

Click here for the letter in English
Click here for the letter in Spanish

Let your students and parents know when you plan to introduce Read&Write. Give them notice so they can ensure they have the extensions installed in their toolbar and are prepared for class.

Take your students step by step through the toolbar with the Student Activity Guide. Each activity introduces a new tool in the toolbar and provides practical application of the tool within the activity. The activities include built in reflection questions for the students to review and reflect how the tool might help them with their own individual learning needs. Great for upper elementary-12th! Click here to open the Student Activity Guide.

Are your students up for the challenge of becoming a 'TextHelp Superhero'? Have them complete 5 tasks that will walk them through each tool in the toolbar and allow them the opportunity to practice using these tools for learning purposes. Each task includes built in trivia questions about superheroes and the Read&Write tools that they just learned about. This learning activity is great for 4th-8th grade!

Click on the links below to open the facilitator guide and lesson:
Facilitator Guide for teacher
Superhero Google Slides for students
Superhero Links

Your class is trapped in the escape room and the object of this lesson is to crack the code to get out! Your students will be introduced to various tools in the toolbar that they will need to use in order to answer the questions in each task. Your students will record their answers in the 'Cracking the Code' document. Once they complete all of the tasks, they will use their recorded answers as the code to escape. Good luck!

This activity is great for middle and high school students.

Click on the links below to open the facilitator guide and lesson:
Facilitator Guide for teacher
Escape Room Google Slides for students
Escape Room Links

Click here to check out a writing process checklist! Walk your students through the writing process while modeling these tools and encouraging your students to use them. Have each student complete a writing process checklist to identify what tools work best for their individual preferences and learning styles.

Check out this reading comprehension lesson on the right. Use the Read&Write tools to read a short story, answer comprehension questions, learn new words, and identify rhyming words.