Administrators’ Frequently Asked Questions
- How does Writers Express align with the new standards and assessments? Writers Express uses the qualities of writing, which are derived from the new standards. Expanded sections on writing for assessment prepare students to perform their best in classroom and high-stakes environments. To see a page-by-page correlation of Writers Express to the new standards, click here.
- How do teachers use writing handbooks? Teachers can use this handbook in many different ways. Language Arts teachers can teach right out of it, as with any other text. They can also use it as a writing guide in writing workshops. But Writers Express works best as an all-school handbook. Content-area teachers use it as a writing and learning guide as needed. And with expanded support for writing on tests, Writers Express sets all students and teachers on a course for success on the new assessments.
- How many copies of Writers Express do I need? That depends on how you’d like to use the books. Some schools buy a copy for all incoming fourth graders, expecting them to keep their copies through that year and the next. Other schools buy classroom sets.
- How can I order books? Email Thoughtful Learning at contact@thoughtfullearning.com. You can also order from the Web site: www.thoughtfullearning.com. Or you can call Thoughtful Learning customer service at 1-800-261-0637 or fax purchase orders to 1-262-763-2651.
- Do you provide volume discounts? Volume discounts are offered for large orders. Contact Thoughtful Learning if you are considering a large order, and we’ll provide a quote.
- Who is Thoughtful Learning? Thoughtful Learning is a team of teachers, writers, editors, and designers who created Writers Express, Write on Track, and a host of other materials.
- For K-12 students, we created the Write Source textbook line and Writers Inc (available from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
- For 4-12 students, we created Inquire: A Student Handbook for 21st Century Learning (available from Zaner-Bloser).
- For college students, we created The College Writer, Fusion, and COMP (available from Cengage Learning).
- For corporate and government writers, we created Write for Business, Write for Work, and many training programs (available from Thoughtful Learning).
The team at Thoughtful Learning has worked together for the last forty years. You may know Thoughtful Learning by its previous name: Write Source.