Fulton, NY -- A literacy adviser for the Fulton school district has been working with children throughout the district to improve their writing skills.
Chris Walsh, a 28-year veteran in the field of literacy, recently has been working at Volney elementary sharing tips and instructional methods to help children become better writers.
Her focus has been with the fifth- and sixth-grade classes using the 6+1 traits of writing model. The 6+1 instructional model adopted by the school uses the following traits: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions and presentation.
As a follow-up to classroom visits, Walsh also works with teachers and administrators on writing strategies.