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Process Writing

Starter Paragraph Punch

Our basic writing workout that guides students through every stage of the process – from brainstorming to editing – to build their confidence as they exercise the fundamentals of cohesive and coherent writing. Ideal for young students, ELLs, and students with special literacy needs.

Grade 4, Grade 5

$35.00$52.00

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  • Introduce main idea
  • Use descriptive language
  • Use transitions
  • Provide a conclusion
  • Effective research-based computer-assisted instruction: embedded cognitive strategies, e.g., repetition; rehearsal of content; paraphrasing; drawing inferences; use of illustrative examples
  • Student control over amount and sequence of work performed and extent of review needed, leading to increased mastery and improved attitude towards learning
  • Improvement of writing skills a. Recognition of points of difficulty and confusion b. Advancement at student’s own pace c. Scaffolding and enhancing comprehension
  • Generalization of skills to other contexts and situations, i.e., transferring these skills to other academic areas
  • Appropriate for students of all skill levels a. Effectiveness seen notably in low-achieving students b. Improvement in proficiency among students in middle quartiles c. Enrichment for students in upper quartile
  • Detailed class management via Merit Software record keeper a. Teacher can track and check students’ progress b. Teacher can track and intervene at points of difficulty c. Student records may be exported into spread-sheets 
  • Engages cognitive thinking and metacognitive strategies step by step step (Bloom and Krathwohl, 1956)
  • Supports constructivist learning by providing students with choices; decisions; multiplecompletion paths for writing tasks (Shepard, 2000)
  • Explicitly teaches steps necessary for planning, revising, and/or editing text; increases students’ independent writing skills. (Graham, 2006). a. Teaches different ways to write a paragraph b. Shapes further learning responses through interactive feedback
  • Provides a way for a wide range of students to get personal feedback when learning the writing process (Matsumura, Patthey-Chavez, Valdes, and Garnier, 2004).
  • Improves comprehension of students struggling with language arts skills and produces gains across the curriculum in social studies, science and mathematics (O’Byrne, Securro, Jones, and Cadle, 2006). 

$35.00$52.00

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Features

Our unique and time-tested learning framework makes our products one of the most powerful and trusted learning tools available to schools, teachers, and students today.

Actionable Analytics

Get real-time insights to help school leadership and teachers make better instructional decisions. Monitor student progress, scores, and practice sessions.

Aligned to the Common Core State Standards

Merit products are excellent tool to help educators meet the requirements of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Supports your RTI/MTSS Programs

Merit helps schools Improve effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) / Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) implementation.

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  • Full-working samples of the activities of the program.
  • Unlimited period of use.

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  • Save and resume work.
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