Program Description

Education Northwest developed the 6+1 Trait Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment to help educators provide clear, consistent, and evidence-based feedback on student writing.

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Unspecified

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

There is no peer reviewed research available on the 6 + 1 Trait Writing program. The publisher produced a report in 2011 that showed that students in the treatment condition scored higher on writing achievement assessments than students in the control condition. In addition, teachers in the treatment condition were more likely to adhere to the writing model than the teachers in the control condition.

Study Citations

Coe, M., Hanita, M., Nishioka, V., & Smily, R. (2011). An investigation of the impact of the 6 + 1 traits writing model on grade 5 student writing achievement. (Publisher). National Center for Education Evaluation and Region Assistance.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/59760.htm