PAWS was developed through funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Development and Innovation Research Grant. The development of PAWS was guided by three major principles:
- CCSS for kindergarten students
- Two theoretical and empirical frameworks for beginning writing- one focused on cognitive processes and the other connected with socio-cultural theory
- Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS)
This website will serve to help you understand the research, the scope, and sequence of the project, the writer and coach roles, and the direct instruction lessons. Our goal is to support teachers as they implement PAWS instruction in kindergarten classrooms.