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Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The Writing Workshop 101: Building Daily Writing Habits in K–5 Students
Presented by Kara Arnold, Experienced Educator, Staff Developer and Author, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
Sponsored by The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
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What would change in your classroom if every student wrote every single day? In this introductory edWebinar, Kara Arnold—Staff Developer and Author at The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower—will walk K-5 teachers, coaches, and leaders through the foundational principles of the Writing Workshop model and why daily writing practice is one of the most powerful levers for student growth as writers.
This session is designed for educators who are new or returning to Writing Workshop or looking to strengthen their understanding of its core structures. Kara will introduce the essential components of the workshop model and explain how these pieces work together to give students consistent, authentic opportunities to write.
Attendees will learn:
- What the Writing Workshop is and why it works
- Why writing every day (not just occasionally) is essential to developing skilled, confident writers
- How to structure workshop time so it's manageable and sustainable
- Practical ways coaches and leaders can support teachers in building consistent writing routines schoolwide
Whether you're a K-5 classroom teacher looking to launch or refine your writing block, a coach supporting teachers across grade levels, or a leader thinking about writing instruction at the building or district level, this edWebinar will leave you with a clear, practical understanding of what daily writing instruction can look like—and why it matters so much for young writers.
About the Presenter
Kara Arnold is a Staff Developer and Author at The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower, best known in the literacy community for her groundbreaking work in upper-grade spelling and phonics instruction. She is the author of Phonics & Morphology, a curriculum featuring a pathway of more than 100 micro-lessons designed to give upper-grade students the explicit, targeted instruction they need to understand the patterns and rules that govern spelling in the English language. Kara is known for making language arts instruction both accessible and joyful for all learners. She works closely with teachers to help them address foundational skills with their students—particularly those who need additional support—while keeping instruction engaging and full of energy.
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The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower was created out of the pioneering work that Lucy Calkins began over 40 years ago. Inspired by her research, she developed innovative curricula and methods that transformed the way children learned to write. For decades since, she has worked with educators to help students become what she always knew them to be: proficient and enthusiastic writers, readers, and thinkers.
Today, RWP-M remains deeply rooted in this experience, while also holding true to this a spirit of innovation and continuous learning. Lucy Calkins and her team author the Units of Study in Reading, Writing, and Phonics and several series of engaging decodable texts. More than authors of curricula, at its core, RWP-M is a community of practice, a think tank, and a professional development organization dedicated to transforming the way students learn to read, write, and think.
