The Five Pillars of Effective Writing Instruction
Pillar 4: Mastery Through High Impact Writing Instruction
In Episode 154, hosts Sharon and Phil join teachers De and Danielle to unpack the fourth pillar of effective writing instruction: mastery through high-impact teaching.The conversation explores master classes, mentor texts, access to published authors, and explicit modelling as the tools that move students from competence into genuine craft.
Student Peyton closes the episode with a compelling account of how starting a major piece completely from scratch becomes the turning point in her growth as a writer.
