We're a dedicated and experienced team of educators who know the Traits of Writing model inside and out. We've been working with the traits as an assessment model and as a powerful instructional tool since the beginning – over twenty-five years.

In the mid 1980's, a forward thinking and experienced group of teachers examined stacks and stacks of student papers with a common purpose. They wanted to identify the core qualities of great writing and describe the skills required to achieve excellence.

As the national and international leaders in this ever-evolving process, we have worked hard to advance and refine the work, developing the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing over time – a shared language that demystifies great writing and provides an excellent foundation for teaching writing and assessing student progress.

Our partnership with Scholastic Inc. provides unique opportunities to publish a complete line of trait-based materials designed especially to suit the needs of teachers working with students to improve writing performance.

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I am glad you found us. We help teachers and students reach their writing goals in classrooms across the US and the world. We'd like to help you, too. Our website is designed to be both enjoyable and informative. It is full of new ways to get to know us, the traits, and the Scholastic educational resources.

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