Writing

"Reading and writing cannot be separated. Reading is like breathing in and writing is like breathing out..."

-Pam Allyn

Developed at the Centre for Literacy and Disability Studies (CLDS), and written about by Hanser (2006, 2009), an alternative pencil is defined as anything that provides a student with access to all 26 letters of the alphabet for use in writing.

Common Alternative Pencils for Kids with WS:

  • Magnetic Letters

  • Foam letters

  • Labelmaker

  • Stickers

  • Typing (on anything: computer, ipad, phone)

  • Speech to Text

Book Creator is a simple tool for creating awesome digital books. Create your own teaching resources or have your students take the reins.

Elementari is an online platform that connects artists with writers to create and share interactive stories. We have over 10,000 illustrations and sounds with more added each week by the community to jump-start your story. Stories published automatically credit and promote the artists whose art and music you have used.

Unlock creative thinking for all students in any subject

Students explore a variety of powerful and intuitive tools (like draw+record, collage, video, and more!) to show what they know in the way that works best for them.

Wide selection of writing games

and many other academic activities.

  • Personalized practice & multiple word exposures

  • Immediate feedback, self-testing, in-depth skill performance report

  • Access to vocabulary word lists for practice in every subject & grade level

  • Correlation to educational standards

  • Build on classroom learning / improve school readiness

  • Keep up, catch up, or stay ahead on literacy & spelling practice

  • Encourage accountability & independent study when practicing spelling words

  • Build confidence & master new challenges

Schools that have already closed for weeks note that students quickly become lonely outside the classroom. PenPal Schools not only lets you engage your own students, but those from around the world, on a wide variety of subjects.

Online publishing website for kids.

Little Bird Tales is a storytelling and e-learning tool that can be implemented in hundreds of ways, and is great for kids of all ages, even for children who can't read and write!

The Zimmer Twins is a site devoted to kids and creative storytelling. Since 2005, the Zimmer Twins has invited children to create and share their own animated stories.

NoRedInk builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data.

As students advance, to improve writing skills they need in-depth support. They need to organize their thoughts and learn to clearly communicate their ideas in writing.However, it can be challenging for teachers to provide personal attention to each pupil. This is where Paragraph Punch fits in.Paragraph Punch takes users through the process of writing a basic paragraph. From pre-set writing prompts users develop an idea and write their own topic sentence, body, and a conclusion.The site provides online interactive exercises that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.Why wait? This is the best time to add Punch to your writing skills. Follow the quick steps below and start writing now!

Storyboard That is a web service that helps you to create such storyboards for whatever purpose you like. It is an innovative tool designed to be easy to use with a simple drag and drop interface and hundreds of carefully chosen pieces of clipart for clear expression

Story Jumper is a great website that offers students the chance to write, create and publish their own stories. ... Storyjumper is a tool that makes writing fun for students and grabs their attention for successful and efficient learning.

200+ Writing Activities

NarrativesInformation TextsPersuasive TextsInstructions and ProceduresAdvertisementsLetter Writing and InvitationsBiographies and AutobiographiesNewspaper ReportsDescriptive WritingScriptwritingDiary and Blog WritingPoetryDiscursive WritingRecountsEmails, Texting and MessagingReviews and Interviews

The largest online reading platform, Wattpad is considered the YouTube of writing because it allows authors to share their work with the world. Well-known writers such as Margaret Atwood and Cory Doctorow even post their work here. Teens can find and follow their favorite authors and release their own works as serial novels. Access to an audience in the millions — the site has 25 million members, and that number is always growing — has led to big-name book deals for successful Wattpad authors.