How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence

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Unlock the foundations of powerful writing instruction with our practical course How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence. The course is designed for teachers who want clarity, confidence and a strong grasp of sentence construction. It provides step-by-step guidance that strengthens teacher knowledge and improves student outcomes.
  • Level: Beginner/Intermediate
  • Video Time: 1.5+ hours
  • Presented by: Dr Christine Braid

What's included?

Online course content

Module One: Understanding sentence structure
This module focuses on ensuring strong teacher knowledge about sentence structure, with practical activities to secure the understanding for both teachers and their students.

Module Two: Sentence combining 
This module outlines and examines the method of sentence combining as an evidence-based way to support teaching and learning at the sentence level.

Module Three: Sentence craft using mentor texts 
In this module, you'll learn the value of mentor texts from established book authors, and explore sentence craft for impact in writing.

Companion documents

Each module is supported by a downloadable companion document containing comprehensive information such as quick-reference tables, practice activities and classroom-ready exercises teachers can use with their students. These documents provide over 30 pages of ready‑to‑use materials so sentences can be taught explicitly, cumulatively, and with confidence.
Presenter

Christine Braid

Dr Christine Braid has 40 years’ experience as an educator, including 12 years as a classroom teacher and 25 years as a teacher educator with a focus on literacy teaching. In her academic studies, she has specialised in literacy: she has a Diploma of Children’s Literature, her MEd thesis looked at using picture books for developing comprehension discussion with older primary students and her PhD examined the influence of teacher knowledge and practice on literacy outcomes for new primary students. Combining her practical and her experience, Christine works with teachers to promote systematic and explicit teaching and to provide opportunities for incidental learning. Christine has a particular enthusiasm for finding ways to inspire teachers and children using books.