I believe in teaching the 6 + 1 traits of writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation, as referenced in 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Primary Grades by Ruth Culham. Writing should be an everyday activity, having my students engaged in practicing each day to become better writers. I also believe that this practice should be tailored to each students needs, differentiating instruction to meet the needs of my students. My students will understand what their writing needs are because I will have individual writing conferences to discuss my student's writing, give them feedback and direction for their next assignments. In addition to students practicing their writing skills individually, I will also have my students practice the traits and crafts we are working on in class as a part of their writing activities.