About this resource
Planning makes writing easier. This planner helps students note purpose and audience, brainstorm ideas, plan the beginning, middle and end, collect useful words and check their work with a simple editing checklist.
Purpose
To scaffold planning so students can focus on ideas and organisation.
Who it is for
Primary profession: Educators and school support staff. Also relevant for speech pathologists, occupational therapists.
Client or participant group: Primary and lower secondary students.
Practice setting: Classroom writing and homework.
Suggested uses
- Narrative and informative writing
- Assessment preparation
- Students who find it hard to start
- Homework
Instructions for practitioners
- Model planning with a shared example.
- Allow drawing or talking to plan.
- Fade the planner as students grow confident.
- Use the editing checklist together.
Instructions for clients or participants
- Write your purpose and audience.
- Plan your beginning, middle and end.
- Check your work.
Accessibility considerations
Students can draw, talk or type.
Scope and limitations
A classroom resource.
Research basis
Explicit teaching of writing strategies improves students' writing. Practice testing and spaced study are among the most effective learning strategies, and self-regulated learning skills can be taught.
- Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100612453266
- Graham, S., & Perin, D. (2007). A meta-analysis of writing instruction for adolescent students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99(3), 445–476. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.99.3.445
- Zimmerman, B. J. (2002). Becoming a Self-Regulated Learner: An Overview. Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 64–70. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15430421tip4102_2
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
