Aug. 28, Thurs. IN-PERSON, Dublin, GA - Getting Ready to Write (K-1)

When
28 Aug 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
DuBose Porter Center @ Oconee Fall Line Technical College, 560 Pinehill Rd, Dublin GA
Spaces left
40

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:

Early Bird Registration Only – $125.00
Reg before 8/14/25 - Attendee has The Getting Ready to Write Guide which is the required resource for this workshop in either print or digitally through the HUB.
Early Bird Registration with the Digital Getting Ready to Write HUB guide – $255.00
Reg before 8/14/25 - Registration includes a subscription to the GRTW guide through the HUB. Access active for a year from received payment date.
Early Bird Registration with the Printed Getting Ready to Write Guide – $310.00
Reg befoe 8/14/25 - Reg includes printed Getting Ready to Write guide.
Registration Only – $175.00
The Getting Ready to Write Guide is the required resource for this workshop in either print or digitally through the HUB. If you do not have a copy, please select to purchase one during this registration.
Registration with the Digital Getting Ready to Write HUB guide – $305.00
Registration includes a subscription to the GRTW guide through the HUB. Access active for a year from received payment date.
Registration with the Printed Getting Ready to Write Guide – $360.00

Early Bird until 8/14/25 - $125!

WHO: Teachers, Grades K-1

This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Age-appropriate, instructional tools to effectively teach your youngest (K-1) students the foundational skills they need to become strong writers. You’ll be introduced to the developmental stages of writing, learn to teach your students how to identify genre and author’s purpose, and develop the foundational skills of narrative, informational and opinion writing. Through this training, you will gain confidence in your writing instruction, and develop the writing/reading connection for your students across all content areas.

HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

Part 1– Genre and Organization – Creating the Writing/Reading Connection

Understanding EW’s Methodology and How it Creates Writing Success
Recognizing Genre and Author’s Purpose (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative genre;
inform vs. entertain purpose)
Summarizing Text
Inspiring Rich Vocabulary Development

Part 2– Foundational Skills for Narrative Writing

Identifying Story-Critical Elements Worthy of Description
Engaging the Five Senses to Create Vivid Elaboration
Generating Elaborative Detail
Exploring “What Do Feelings Look Like?”
Crafting Suspenseful Segments

Part 3– Foundational Skills of Informational and Opinion Writing

Sorting Details for Informational Writing
Creating Diagrams to Inform
Writing Informational Sentences
Exploring Opinion Writing
Summarizing Opinion Pieces
Recap of Today’s Learning – Foundational Writing Skills for K-1 Students

BONUS Training (Recorded) – The Developmental Stages of Writing. This pre-recorded instructional session features EW’s Master Educators providing you with a deeper dive into the stages of writing. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation that highlights key aspects of this learning

WHAT YOU GET:

6 hours of K-1 Getting Ready to Write instruction (taught by EW Trainer, Laura Thomas)

Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
Register Today to hold your spot! Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.

Workshop Requirements:

Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this K-1 writing workshop.

Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers digital teaching resources for an entire year of K-1 writing instruction. The HUB allows for easy, online access to your K-1 Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use for a year from received payment date.

Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!