Let's GO Leader
Free Planning Tool: The Writing Lift – 5I Thinking Routine
This Let’s GO Leader™ planning tool is designed to help educators guide students from understanding to explanation by structuring disciplined thinking. Use it to plan instruction that supports students in forming claims, citing evidence, interpreting reasoning, and making meaningful connections across texts, problems, visuals, and data.
For best results, this tool is designed to be used alongside the Let’s GO Leader™ 5I Thinking Routine e-book—available for instant download for $9.99—providing the full framework, research, and instructional guidance to strengthen student thinking and writing outcomes.
Use & Permissions
This resource is provided as a free, single-user download for individual classroom and professional use. It may not be copied, shared, or distributed without permission. Schools or organizations seeking broader implementation must obtain licensing or professional learning support.
No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, distributed, shared, transmitted, stored, or posted in any form or by any means—including digital, print, or electronic—without prior written permission from the author. This includes, but is not limited to, sharing with colleagues, teams, schools, or organizations. This license does not permit use for school-wide, district-wide, organizational, university, or professional development purposes.
This e-book and all related Let’s GO Leader™ frameworks are the intellectual property of Dr. Glynis Richardson and Let’s GO Leader™. Schools, districts, universities, and organizations seeking to implement this material across classrooms, teams, or systems must obtain formal licensing or professional learning services through the author.
Unauthorized use or distribution constitutes a violation of intellectual property rights.
For permissions, licensing, or professional learning inquiries, contact:
Dr. Glynis Richardson