Coherence Across the Curriculum. Writing at the Center.

The Writing Pathway is a researched approach to creating instructional coherence through better writing instruction across the curriculum and through the grade levels.

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Use our AI tools to instantly create high-quality writing practice aligned to your content.

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A Researched Scope-and-Sequence for Teaching Writing–Plus Smart Tools That Make It Easy to Use in Any Content Area

The Writing Pathway gives teachers what they need: a clear, flexible scope and sequence focused on the highest-leverage writing practices. But we know creating practice aligned to this sequence and the curriculum is a heavy lift for teachers, so we built AI-powered tools to help. In seconds, the Pathway’s Materials Generator creates high-quality writing practice tied to what your students are learning—whether it’s a novel, a historical event, a science concept, or anything else. Students get better at writing and deepen their content knowledge.

Try one of our favorite sentence-level skills below, or explore the full Skills Library to create practice with sentence, paragraph, essay writing, and more –all aligned to your content. Teachers often find it easiest to get started with sentence-level skills like this-–they’re quick and high-impact!

A material generated by the Writing Pathway

Why Do We Need the Writing Pathway?

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A national literacy crisis: 7 out of 10 students are not proficient in reading (2024 NAEP). Reading and writing are inextricably linked, yet writing is often deprioritized or ignored, and it's underutilized as a tool for learning.
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Students need explicit instruction and a consistent approach to improve as writers—and they learn more content when they're asked to write about what they are learning!
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Teachers need and deserve more support to deliver writing instruction that is both scaffolded and rigorous, especially non-ELA teachers.
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Schools and districts need proven solutions that support implementing a coherent approach to writing and knowledge building at scale.

Committed to being "evidence-based," not just "research-based"

Middle school students using the Pathway made 9.3 times the growth of their peers in persuasive writing, with an effect size of 0.64.

What Sets Us Apart?

Grounded in Research, Proven Before Launch: Co-developed with teachers and guided by decades of writing research—including the advising of writing instruction expert Dr. Steve Graham—we spent two years rigorously testing and refining the Pathway with nearly 1,000 students before launching it publicly. We wanted to be sure it led to real outcomes for students first.Focused: We've done the work to figure out which practice is going to have the biggest payoff; the Pathway only includes the highest-impact skills, and that's deliberate.More Than Just Another Tool: The Pathway is a powerful tool, but it's not just a tool. It's a tool in service of a comprehensive approach to better and more coherent instruction and assessment. Further, as part of Teaching Lab, the Pathway comes with best-in-class professional learning and coaching in that approach.

AI with Purpose: We're optimistic, but cautious about AI—especially tools that interact directly with students. That's why the Pathway's AI is teacher-facing, transparent, and focused on outcomes. It's fast and easy to use, but above all, it's designed to support real student growth in thinking, writing, and learning.Scalable: Designed for individual classrooms, schools, or entire districts.

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For Teachers:

Use our AI tools to instantly create high-quality writing practice aligned to your content.

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Improve all aspects of literacy with data-driven support for teachers, coaches, and leaders.