Using RACES in the Classroom to Improve Writing

Are you tired of getting incomplete written responses from your students? RACES is a writing strategy that will help your students write detailed responses when answering text-dependent questions.

This session is for upper elementary and middle school literacy teachers who are looking to teach their students a concrete writing strategy to ensure detailed constructed response answers. Teachers will learn what RACES is, why they should use it, how it helps and strategies for how to implement it in the classroom. After implementing this strategy, you won’t be getting incomplete written responses anymore!

Professional Practice Goal:
Upper elementary teachers will be able to teach their students how to write detailed constructive responses using the writing strategy RACES.

Coach Expertise:
Jen is a 5th grade ELA teacher. She serves upper elementary ELA teachers where she provides fun and creative literacy activities that will excite and engage upper elementary students. Jen has been teaching for nine years. She loves sharing her ideas and passions.