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What Are Transition Words

Transition words are words or phrases that help connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. They provide coherence to writing by bridging gaps between ideas and signaling what comes next. Teachers should introduce categories of transition words, include guides in students' folders, and encourage students to use them in their own writing.

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What Are Transition Words

Transition words are words or phrases that help connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. They provide coherence to writing by bridging gaps between ideas and signaling what comes next. Teachers should introduce categories of transition words, include guides in students' folders, and encourage students to use them in their own writing.

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What are transition words?

Transition words are words or phrases that help connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs,
making the writing more coherent and organized.

Key Information

Focus

Writing

Appropriate Group Size

Individually
With small groups
Whole class setting

Why teach transition words?


 They provide coherence to a story.
 They can help writers bridge the gap between ideas.
 They provide a signal to the reader or listener about what is coming next in the writing.

How to teach about transition words

Introduce categories of transition words and phrases


You may find it useful to teach transition words by their purpose:

 words or phrases used to help sequence ideas or transition between sentences or paragraphs
(at first, soon, in the meantime)
 words or phrases that can be used to show time or sequence (first, next, then, finally)
 words or phrases that indicate cause and effect (because, therefore, consequently)
 words or phrases that can be used to show contrast (but, however, on the other hand)
 words or phrases to indicate more information (also, furthermore, in addition)
 words or phrases to show location (above, in front of, outside, under)
 words or phrases that help writers wrap up or summarize a story (in conclusion, finally, to
sum up)
Include our handy transition word guide in your students’ writing folders so they have a
reference right there as they write their drafts.
Teaching tips

1. Call attention to ways transition words are used within your classroom read aloud or the book
being used for reading groups.
2. Find a particular paragraph that sequences something, an opening that catches everyone’s
attention, or words that mark the ending of a chapter or idea.
3. Use these models as a way to discuss students’ own writing.
4. Encourage students to review something they’ve written and look for evidence of transition
words.
5. Ask students to find places within their own writing where transition words will clarify what
they’re trying to say or help the piece by moving the action along.
6. Using editing marks, have students revise their writing using just the right transition words.
7. Have students practice combining simple sentences into more complex ones using transition
words. This activity reinforces the idea that transitions help connect ideas and improve
overall sentence fluency. Learn more about sentence combining
8. Incorporate peer review sessions where your students exchange papers and provide feedback
on the use of transitions in their classmates’ writing. This helps reinforce the importance of
transitions for effective communication.
9. Reinforce the use of transition words consistently throughout the school year. Encourage
your students to use transitions in various types of writing assignments.

Watch lesson on using transition words in a “step-


by-step” writing exercise (whole class)
In this clip, students describe the steps needed to get ready for a snowy day,
and use the transition words first, next, then, and finally. (Balanced Literacy
Diet: Putting Research into Practice in the Classroom)

Watch teacher tips on adding transition words


In this video, learn three tips for teaching K-2 students to add transitions to
their writing and connect reading and writing. (Susan Jones Teaching)

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