Improving Students’ Speaking and Writing Through Virtual Expeditions

My name is Mariel Gomez de la Torre. I have been a virtual teacher for the last three years, and I have 30 years of experience teaching EFL (English as

WriteReader as a Formative Assessment Tool

Formative assessment is when a teacher analyzes a range of student work, including assignments, class work, tests, and writing. A teacher may look at a journal entry from January and

WriteReader as a Digital Learning Portfolio Tool

Collecting artifacts of student writing in a digital portfolio is an excellent way to track and document students’ progress and growth in writing. WriteReader is the perfect tool for students

Supporting ELL & MLL Students With All Language Domains in Mind

By Katie Gardner, ESL teacher, Knollwood Elementary School, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA The web-based, user-friendly WriteReader app provides a platform where students create and publish books using their creativity while

A WriteReader Book Tasting

I love finding new and exciting ways to use WriteReader. I am a long-time user of the program and I cannot sing its praises enough. As a classroom teacher, I

Using the TAG Strategy to Leave Appropriate Comments

Guest blog post by Sophia Garcia-Smith   Feedback is a simple concept, yet so powerful for all learners. In an age of digital everything, reminding students that words have power