This is a word to text site that may assist those students with access to technology who have a hard time getting thoughts down on paper. Google Chrome is required. If interested in this, http://ctrlq.org/dictation/ is another option.
This link takes you to a document containing a graphic organizer and directions for a W2L strategy called 4-2-1 Free Write. While it's not a strategy we'll be covering in class, it looks like a good one!