How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence Course
Strong sentence writing skills are essential to success in school. Mastering the sentence supports clear thinking, confident communication and the development of purposeful, effective writing.
Unlock the foundations of powerful writing instruction with our practical course How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence – presented by literacy expert, Dr Christine Braid. The course is designed for teachers who want clarity, confidence and a strong grasp of sentence construction. It provides step-by-step guidance that strengthens teacher knowledge and improves student outcomes.
The course builds on the sentence principles introduced in Braid’s book, How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence. The course expands and embeds sentence principles by presenting new examples, explicit explanations and classroom-ready models. It includes three online, video modules, each supported by a comprehensive, downloadable companion document containing quick-reference tables, practice activities and exercises teachers can use with their students. A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the course. Self-paced and flexible, the course is ideal for teachers/whole school teams in Years 1–8 as well as beginning teachers, SENCOs and teacher aides/assistants. It’s also a useful tool for lower secondary teachers to support their struggling writers.
This course helps teachers:
- build strong knowledge of how sentences work, centred on clear clause-based explanations
- teach sentence structures explicitly using practical, interesting examples
- ease planning and workload through achievable, cumulative sentence progressions
- strengthen student confidence and capability by focusing on foundational skills.
Find out who this course is for, what it includes and how much it costs.
Enhance writing through strong sentence instruction
Build secure sentence knowledge that lifts the quality of all writing. This course provides clear, clause‑centred explanations, step‑by‑step teaching routines, and a companion document with ready‑to‑use materials so sentences can be taught explicitly, cumulatively, and with confidence.
- Understand sentence construction with the clause at the centre
- Teach simple, compound, and complex sentences with clarity and purpose
- Model sentence variety and authorial choices to enhance impact
- Resolve common trouble spots (e.g., complex sentences, comma use) with clear definitions
- Design effective practice using classroom‑ready examples, quick‑reference tables, and exercises
- Sequence learning with achievable, cumulative expectations for sentence mastery
- Connect sentence work to accurate grammar and punctuation
- Build student confidence through visible, incremental success
- Strengthen paragraph and essay writing from firm sentence foundations
- Streamline planning and delivery comprehensive companion documents.
Course content and module overview
Module One
Understanding sentence structure
This module focuses on ensuring strong teacher knowledge about sentence structure, with practical activities to secure the understanding for both teachers and their students.
Module Two
Sentence combining
This module outlines and examines the method of sentence combining as an evidence-based way to support teaching and learning at the sentence level.
Module Three
Sentence craft using mentor texts
In this module, you’ll learn the value of mentor texts from established book authors, and explore sentence craft for impact in writing.
Downloadable companion documents
Each module is supported by a downloadable companion document containing comprehensive information such as quick-reference tables, practice activities and classroom-ready exercises teachers can use with their students. These documents provide over 30 pages of ready‑to‑use materials so sentences can be taught explicitly, cumulatively, and with confidence.
All the Sentence Writing Success course details
Who is it for?
The How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence course is specifically designed to give clarity, confidence and a strong grasp of sentence construction. It provides step-by-step guidance that strengthens teacher knowledge and improves student outcomes.
This course is perfect for:
- teachers in Years 1–8
- whole school teams
- beginning teachers
- SENCOs
- teacher aides/assistants
- lower secondary teachers, to support their struggling writers.
What is included?
The How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence course consists of:
- Three online professional development modules. Each module provides a video presentation, equaling over 1.5 hours in total.
- One downloadable companion document per module, containing quick-reference tables, practice activities and classroom-ready exercises from Dr Christine Braid.
- A certificate of completion will be awarded at the conclusion of the course.
Technology requirements for completing the course are: a digital device, speakers and internet access. All requirements are discussed further on our FAQ page.
What is the cost?
Purchase options include individual or team access, with the course only or with the How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence support book.
- Online course access – $112.00 incl GST
- Online course with support book – $161.00 incl GST
- Click here to see team pricing.
Access to the online course is for 12 months from the date of purchase.
From course to classroom with the original book
How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence, by Dr Christine Braid, is a clear, research‑informed guide to teaching sentences across Years 1–8. It focuses on the clause as the foundation, sets out essential technical knowledge in accessible language, and draws on classroom examples to make the learning practical.
Keep the book beside you to revisit key ideas, see techniques illustrated in mentor texts, and lift ready‑to‑use approaches into planning, practice, and feedback. It’s a reliable reference for strengthening teacher knowledge and accelerating students’ sentence capability.
The course and book align around the centrality of clause understanding. The course was designed to support the book, yet works independently via the three companion documents. Uniquely, the course brings examples to life with new demonstrations and models not included in print – making application in the classroom immediate and explicit.
Enrol in How to Build Writing Success Sentence by Sentence today!
Build sentence knowledge, teach with practical routines and ready‑to‑use resources, and see meaningful improvement in student writing.
Start today and help learners write with accuracy, variety and purpose – growing confident writers sentence by sentence.
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