Step Up To Writing

Step Up to Writing® is a comprehensive program of multisensory writing strategies that develop students’ ability to create thoughtful, well-written compositions. The solution’s explicit and systematic approach to teaching writing is designed to provide clear strategies, methods, and supports for increased writing success in all content areas. Created for all students, the strategies can be integrated into any curriculum or implemented as a standalone writing solution.

Propel Students Forward with Explicit Instruction

Step Up to Writing instructional strategies help students understand the importance of each step in the writing process. Beginning writers explicitly learn and practice each phase of the process. Common expectations and language for writing across every grade level builds confidence as students grow into more advanced writers and the process becomes fluid and automatic. This writing program provides:

Multimodal instruction/differentiation
Flexible implementation options
Support for writing instruction across all content areas
A full body of proven writing strategies

5th Edition - What's New?

Step Up to Writing has been updated to help educators explicitly teach every aspect of writing students need to meet state standards. Strategies not only teach the three text types (informative/explanatory, opinion/argumentative, and narrative) but also many of the standards in reading, speaking and listening, and language and literacy standards in history, social studies, science, and technical subjects. Exciting enhancements educators and students can look forward to include:

Fully revised Teacher's Guide and Assessment and Implementation Manual to better guide pacing, align to the latest standards, and provide additional differentiation for students.
New! Accompanying Student Handy Pages are now fully interactive guides for students that allow them to use Handy Pages as a reference in addition to a tool to help build their writing portfolio. Teachers can use them alongside work in the classroom or as a homework tool.
New! Completely redesigned, intuitive online educator interface. Now teachers can access thousands of resources in Step Up to Writing through an easy-to-use, searchable online platform. The new interface makes it easy for administrators to manage their implementation and saves teachers valuable time finding the tools and resources they need to deliver Step Up to Writing.