Progressive Writing Instruction: Empowering School Leaders and Teachers

Many recent publications describe writing as the neglected “r”; however, there is very little data on what writing instruction looks like in schools, especially in grades 4–6. The purpose of this article is to describe large urban school district literacy leaders’ views on the state of writing instruction within their districts—and their projections for the future of writing instruction.—— Educators at all levels must re-think how they approach the teaching of writing, re-envisioning how to transform teaching practices to impact our students and their world for the next decade to come.