This teacher's edition accompanies the sold-separately Writing with Skill Student Workbook, Level 1. While the "Writing with Skill" program is designed for students to begin to work through on their own, this teacher's guide is easily structured for parents to help their students when necessary. Broken up by week, elements that students are to complete independently are clearly noted "Student Responsibility;" portions without the note may require help to complete or check the assignment and often have the heading "How to help the student with step (x)." Student instructions for all sections...

Susan Wise Bauer wrote the "Writing with Skill" for students to begin to work through independently, and the text is written directly to the student. Organized by days, each "step" progressively moves students through the workbook as they move from one day to the next. Covering the basics of composition, outlining, sentence skills, beginning literary criticism of poetry and prose, writing narratives and descriptions, and researching and documenting sources, the course culminates with a final project. Using extensive literary models and step-by-step instructions on the lesson concepts,...

Susan Wise Bauer lays out a plan for teaching writing that combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods. Writing With Ease outlines a complete three- or four-year program for elementary-grade students, giving parents and teachers the tools to personalize instruction for any skill level.