Writing Interventions: How I Got My Most Reluctant Writers to Finally Lean In
Some kids walk into your class already calling themselves “bad writers.” Before you’ve even passed out a notebook, they’re throwing up the walls. They tell you writing is boring. Or hard. Or pointless. Or “not their thing.” And let’s be honest... sometimes they’re not wrong. If all they’ve ever known is five-paragraph essays, worksheets, and their writing being picked apart in red pen, of course they don’t want to write. But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough: Reluctant writers aren’t just lacking skills. They’re often lacking trust . When Students Say “I Hate Writing,” What They Usually Mean Is... “I’ve failed at this before.” “No one’s ever told me what I did well.” “I’m afraid of getting it wrong again.” “My ideas don’t seem to count.” It’s easy to think we just need to get them “back to basics.” You know... diagram some sentences. Label the parts of speech. Learn how to write a complete thought. But I’m here to tell you: starting with grammar wo...