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Episode 429: Is the Reason Your Students Struggle With Writing Simpler Than You Think?
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- Teaching Middle School ELA
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Summary
In today's Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast episode, watching a class freeze at a blank page is one of the fastest ways to lose your confidence as a writing teacher and it’s also one of the most preventable. I’m breaking down the evidence-based writing approach (EBW) and why it works as a thinking framework, not just an essay format, so you can stop reteaching the same skills from scratch every time you assign a response. If you want to go deeper, I’m hosting a free live writing work...