How to Order:

• » 6 Traits: Building a Foundation for Writing (K-2) Scholastic RED online professional development course taught by Ruth Culham.
• » “The Trait Lady Speaks Up”: Article by Ruth Culham in October 2006 issue of Educational Leadership published by ASCD.
• » 6+1 Traits for Revision: A toolbox of skills to give teachers and students a common vision for revision. Article by Ruth Culham.
• » Writing Traits Instruction: Unit Plan for Grades 9-12, by Rita McLary for Scholastic.
• » Books for Trait-Based Writing Instruction: With these books, you will never run out of writing lessons for students in any grade level, compiled by Rita McLary for Scholastic.
• » The Culham Writing Company Web site

180 Trait-Specific Comments: Grades K-2

Whether your students are just beginning to write or crafting whole sentences, useful, encouraging feedback is essential to their growth. In this guide, Ruth Culham provides over 180 just-right trait-specific comments, plus a K-2 scoring guide for each trait, to help you assess writing. Since primary learners benefit more from oral than written communication, the guide is ideal for use in one-on-one conferences, small groups, and even whole-class instruction. All of Culham's comments are correlated to the scoring guides and based on the five-levels of achievement. Spiral-bound, tabbed for easy access, and printed on sturdy coated paper, this guide is meant for years of use.