Professional Development : The Benefits of WEX

Since 1994, The Writer's Express (WEX) has been training teachers to achieve dramatic results in writing and reading with real students in real classrooms. Developed through extensive research and field-tested with thousands of children, the WEX Method accomplishes measurable, sustainable change in students, teachers, and schools.

For Students: Skills that Last

The WEX curriculum leads struggling students in grades 3-12 through the steady development of their literacy skills. Step-by-step they acquire:

• the core literacy skills they need to make significant gains on standardized exams.
• the behavioral habits that enable them to concentrate on their work intently.
• the academic passion to take that work seriously.

For Teachers: A Roadmap to Steady Progress

The Writers' Express gives new and experienced teachers the tools to:

• teach those skills proven to have the greatest impact on student performance.
• check student performance easily and often-and differentiate instruction in response to what students have actually learned.

For School Leaders: The Resources to Produce Extraordinary Results

The Writers' Express gives school leaders a powerful lever for moving student performance:

• assessment tools that school leaders use to strengthen teacher effectiveness and improve student performance while there is still time to change outcomes.
• an integrated system that keeps instruction, coaching, supervision, and assessment tightly focused on student performance.
• an easy to learn, low-tech and highly adaptable method that principals can use to transform student achievement without hiring new teachers, extending school hours, or investing in new equipment.