Best Practices in Writing Instruction Quotes

“Winston Churchill’s admonishment “Short words are the best, and old words when short are the best of all.”
― Steve Graham EdD, Best Practices in Writing Instruction

“Mark Twain’s famous advice “When you catch an adjective, kill it”;”
― Steve Graham EdD, Best Practices in Writing Instruction

“Teaching spelling improved students’ word-reading and comprehension skills. Teaching sentence constructions skills increased students’ reading fluency. Implementing multicomponent writing instructional programs, such as the process writing approach or skills-based writing instructions, increased how well students comprehended text read. Increasing how much students write led to better reading comprehension.”
― Steve Graham EdD, Best Practices in Writing Instruction