What I Learned When My Friend Read My Writing Aloud to Me (Writing Wednesday)

Reading your own writing out loud catches a lot of errors. But, reading it out loud yourself is not the same as hearing someone else read it back to you. In this Writing Wednesday, I talk about what happened when my friend Katie Kelly read the opening of a chapter I wrote. Hearing her voice on my own words showed me exactly where the writing dragged, where it confused her, and where I could cut without losing anything. I was too close to my own draft to see it clearly.This takes five minutes and changes how you edit. This habit fits directly into professional development, teacher coaching, and instructional strategies you can use today. Ask a colleague, a mentor teacher, or a friend to read your next email or lesson plan back to you. Notice what changes.Chapters: 0:00 Why reading your writing aloud matters 0:20 The habit I already had 0:35 Katie Kelly reads my writing back to me 1:00 What I heard that I couldn't see on my own 1:20 My new recommendation 1:35 See you next Writing Wednesday🌿Ready to grow alongside your children? Book a coaching session with me here. We'll unlock the expert who is already within you and surround you with a community of educators committed to forever getting better through collective expertise.#OliviaWahlCoachingConsulting #Schoolutions #SchoolutionsPodcast #ForeverGettingBetter #5PracticesOfExpertTeachers #CuriosityDriven #EvidenceBasedClassroomReadyStrategies #WritingWednesday #TeachingTips #TeacherCoaching #InstructionalCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #NewTeachers #MentorTeachers #EffectiveTeaching #TeacherSupport #EducationCoaches #InstructionalLeaders #InspiredTeachingWhen teachers, coaches, administrators, and families grow together, they create schools where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged, supported, and ready to thrive.