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		<title>Inspiration for the New School Year</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/24/inspiration-for-the-new-school-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Komarin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[early childhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I begin a new school year, re-reading Vivian Gussin Paley's "The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter" provides great inspiration for how I can position myself as a teacher of writing to young children.]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/22/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-25/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Life Cycle of a Post-it: Helping Readers Grow Their Thinking</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/21/life-cycle-of-a-post-it/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/21/life-cycle-of-a-post-it/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Valentina Patton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[notebooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading journals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing about reading]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[New to teaching writing about reading—or supporting someone who is? This post offers a concrete way to introduce jotting without turning it into an interruption or another task students complete simply because the teacher requires it. Students learn to pause, capture an emerging thought, and return to reading. Later, they revisit and sort their jots, often alongside a partner, club, or teacher, to decide which ideas are worth developing in their reading notebooks. A quick jot can be the beginning of much bigger thinking when students are taught how to grow an idea through writing.]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Chants for Handwriting and Conventions</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/17/more-chants-for-handwriting-and-conventions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawnda Fukano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handwriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Straight from the Classroom]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Check out these three chants I wrote to help primary students with handwriting and conventions!]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/15/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-24/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110214</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Even When It’s Hard: How I Kept Writing (and Healing)</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/14/writing-and-healing/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Shubitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[authentic writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflective Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[writing practice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every autumn, I come back to reflective writing as part of my high holiday ritual. Last year, keeping a steady writing practice was tough while I recovered from cancer surgery and treatment, but I kept at it. Writing through hard times helped me heal, find moments of joy, and keep growing, one page at a time.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110338</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>I&#8217;m From &#8220;I Think&#8221; to &#8220;The Evidence Suggests&#8221;: Growing the Language of Argument</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/10/im-from-i-think-to-the-evidence-suggests-growing-the-language-of-argument/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/10/im-from-i-think-to-the-evidence-suggests-growing-the-language-of-argument/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Betsy Hubbard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[precise language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[word choice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes students' thinking has grown, but their writing language hasn't caught up. ]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110348</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/08/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-23/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/08/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-23/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110210</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Using AI As a Revision Tool (This Tip is NOT What You Think!)</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/07/using-ai-as-a-revision-tool-this-tip-is-not-what-you-think/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/07/using-ai-as-a-revision-tool-this-tip-is-not-what-you-think/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revision]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Giving kids the opportunity to engage in authentic revision matters, and pairing this work with tech tools and visual imagery takes it to a whole new level. By tapping into precise language and creative thinking, students can enhance their writing skills and take ownership of the revision process.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110315</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Connecting Caregivers: The Importance of Oral Language</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/03/connecting-caregivers-the-importance-of-oral-language/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/03/connecting-caregivers-the-importance-of-oral-language/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Meehan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oral language]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While there are opportunities to build oral language throughout the day in classrooms, caregivers have the potential to play impactful roles, as well. Therefore, I have created a couple of resources that you can share almost as-they-are, tweak, or overhaul…let’s work together to connect caregivers with literacy development!]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110274</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/01/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-22/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/09/01/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-22/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's Tuesday! Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">110206</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Meet Mr. Nut: Our Take-Home Class Notebook</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/31/meet-mr-nut/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mr. Nut is a notebook that travels home each night with a different student. Learn how to implement this easy and effective class routine to build community!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Journal Writing Every Day in Pre-K</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/27/journal-writing-every-day-in-pre-k/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Komarin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journal writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-k]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you're an early childhood educator looking for a simple way to establish a consistent routine early in the year that builds toward independence, grows a sense of classroom community, and forges meaningful connections between you and your students, I encourage you to introduce journals into your daily repertoire.]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/25/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-20/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starting Fresh, Not Starting Over: 3 Ways to Activate Prior Knowledge in Writing Workshop</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/24/starting-fresh-not-starting-over-3-ways-to-activate-prior-knowledge-in-writing-workshop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Mazzone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[back to school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[transfer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jordan was a confident third-grade writer—until he opened a blank notebook on day one of fourth grade and froze. A new school year feels like a fresh start, but it doesn't mean starting over. Here are three simple ways to activate prior knowledge and remind students who they still are.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Class Newsbooks: Daily Interactive Writing and Language Development That Builds Community</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/20/class-newsbooks/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawnda Fukano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interactive writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oral language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Straight from the Classroom]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Class Newsbooks are an interactive writing routine designed to support oral language development and writing skills, plus foster strong classroom community in the primary grades. Read all about how to get started with this routine in your own classroom.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/18/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-19/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Before You Scaffold, Figure Out What&#8217;s Actually Hard</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/17/before-you-scaffold-figure-out-whats-actually-hard/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Betsy Hubbard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[accessibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[differentiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategies]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before adding another scaffold, take a moment to figure out what’s actually making the task hard and match the support to the barrier.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Kindergarten Story: Before Writing Workshop</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/13/kindergarten-story-workshop/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Valentina Patton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[kindergarten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storytelling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What if we don’t launch Writing Workshop in August?

Last year, I proposed this idea to our Kindergarten team: What if we started with Story Workshop instead?

For several weeks, children composed stories through play, loose parts, clay, blocks, drawing, and oral storytelling, while receiving explicit phonics instruction each day. We weren’t waiting for them to be “ready” to write. Instead, we wondered what might happen if we gave storytelling and composition more time and space before asking written language to carry so much of the load.

By the time we launched Writing Workshop in October, we noticed some exciting changes.

In this post, I share what we tried, what we noticed, and why we’re excited to try it again this year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Invitation to Keep Students at the Center of Professional Conversations</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/12/an-invitation-to-keep-students-at-the-center-of-professional-conversations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Carey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The most meaningful conversations about teaching begin with students. This post explores how centering student voices and evidence can lead to more thoughtful, responsive decisions about teaching and learning.]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/11/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-18/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Worth the Time Invested: Why Slicing with Your Class Changes Everything</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/10/mrsvictor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[guestteacher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Voices from the Community]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you wanted to join the slicing community but haven't had a mentor? Today's guest blogger, Erika Victor, was keen and asked her class to join, which was a win-win. Joining the challenge with your class adds depth to your classroom writing community in ways that will surprise you.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Modeling and Mentors: Finding Common Ground</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/07/modeling-and-mentors-finding-common-ground/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Common Ground Blog Series]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the last day of this week's Finding Common Ground Blog Series, learn about the difference between demonstration texts and mentor texts. Both types of text have an important place in writing instruction. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Balancing Choice and Assignments in Writing Instruction: Finding Common Ground</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/06/choice-and-assignments/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Shubitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[academic choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finding Common Ground Blog Series]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Required writing units don’t have to mean zero choice for students. There are seven areas where you can still offer meaningful options: audience, genre, mentorship, process, strategies, tools, and topic. Choice helps kids stay invested in their writing even within a scripted curriculum. You’ll find practical ideas you can use right away to balance required assignments with student-centered choice. Small shifts can make a big difference.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Foundational Skills and Composition: Finding Common Ground</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/05/foundational-skills-and-composition-finding-common-ground/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/05/foundational-skills-and-composition-finding-common-ground/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Meehan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Common Ground Blog Series]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opportunities to develop fluent transcription, accurate spelling, and flexible sentence construction flourish within authentic reasons for communicating ideas. Foundational skills, sometimes also called transcriptive skills, work in conjunction with compositional skills. When these two aspects of writing grow together, each reinforces the other.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Writing Workshop and Cross-Curricular Writing: Finding Common Ground</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/04/writing-workshop-and-cross-curricular-writing-finding-common-ground/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Valter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[content-area writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finding Common Ground Blog Series]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[To develop the strongest writers with the skills to navigate complex ideas, research, draft, and produce well-composed pieces, students need ongoing opportunities to build their writing skills seamlessly across the entire school day. Today's post in the Finding Common Ground blog series focuses on ways to seamlessly link writing with content area instruction.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuesday! Join us for Slice of Life!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/04/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-17/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/04/its-tuesday-join-us-for-slice-of-life-17/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write, share, give.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Explicit Instruction and Responsive Instruction: Finding Common Ground</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/03/explicit-instruction-and-responsive-instruction-finding-common-ground/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/08/03/explicit-instruction-and-responsive-instruction-finding-common-ground/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Carey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding Common Ground Blog Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[explicit instruction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are we teaching writing, or are we teaching writers? It's a question that's becoming increasingly important as schools balance curriculum fidelity with meeting the needs of the students sitting in front of us. This post explores how explicit instruction and responsive teaching work together to create meaningful writing instruction.]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Slice of Life Tuesday!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/07/28/its-slice-of-life-tuesday-18/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Carey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's Tuesday. Write. Share. Give!]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Slice of Life Tuesday!</title>
		<link>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/07/21/its-slice-of-life-tuesday-17/</link>
					<comments>https://twowritingteachers.org/2026/07/21/its-slice-of-life-tuesday-17/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Carey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's Tuesday. Write. Share. Give!]]></description>
		
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