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Do your students write with pens or pencils in your writing workshop? While some people wouldn't consider handing a pen to an elementary student, using them in the writing workshop has many benefits. You can find out more by listening to this Tip for Tomorrow and by reading what some of the TWT co-authors have written about the benefits of having students write with pens.  

• A Writing Tool that Honors the Writing Process Itself
• An Eraser-Free Workshop and the Language We Use for Talking About It
• More Barriers Along a Writer's Pathway... And More Ways Around
• Pens Versus Pencils: Which One Is Better for Writing Workshop?

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