This week’s reading focused on how children develop their writing and spelling skills and ways that teachers can support their development. In Chapter 10 of “Creating Writers: Teaching Children to Write Well”, it mentions ways teachers and even their own peers are able to support each other on their writing journey. This is because, “Writing is a social act. Through interactions with others, writers come to understand the needs of their audiences” (Christie 297). When children write they usually write about things they know but by having an audience they are able to use different perspectives. In order to share their work to the class, their writing should be published. This helps them work towards an audience and take pride in their work.
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In Extending Interacting Writing in Grades 2-5, it was mentioned how interactive writing follows a predictable sequence and reflects the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing). By doing so, “Teachers adapt interactive writing to fit their style and the writing needs of their students” (Roth 34). I have seen interactive writing occur many times during my practicum visits. Before assigning a writing task the teacher demonstrates what the children are expected to do. She gathers everyone on the rug and uses a large notepad to write down her story. That particular day they were going to write about memorable moments. The teacher gave an example of when she lost her first tooth and also said what went through her mind as she wrote. She said, “When I lost my first tooth I was so excited because I knew the tooth fairy was going to come. But, uh oh here’s the problem, when I went to go put my tooth under my pillow I couldn’t find it!” She also does this when showing the class how to revise their work, she would purposely misuse a word and say out loud “Oops that doesn’t seem right”, crosses it out, and rewrites the …show more content…
Research from the 1980s and 1990s shows how there is a strong relationship between early writing and drawing since it involves the same psychomotor skills and cognitive abilities. Since drawing is invented it does not require a learned interpretation but writing systems do because they have specific rules that need to be followed. In the study, children's drawings were found to be a primary form of their written language. As children become proficient in writing their drawings becomes more elaborate. Because of this I would like to include many writing/drawing activities in my classroom. One of my favorites is a free write with a picture prompt that I remember doing in elementary school. With this free write students are encouraged to write about anything that comes to mind when looking at the presented picture. They can write imaginary tales or connect to a real life experience. Once they are finished writing they can share their stories with each other. I think this is one way that students can learn to enjoy writing since it is fun and they are able to share their hard work with their teacher and
In Extending Interacting Writing in Grades 2-5, it was mentioned how interactive writing follows a predictable sequence and reflects the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing). By doing so, “Teachers adapt interactive writing to fit their style and the writing needs of their students” (Roth 34). I have seen interactive writing occur many times during my practicum visits. Before assigning a writing task the teacher demonstrates what the children are expected to do. She gathers everyone on the rug and uses a large notepad to write down her story. That particular day they were going to write about memorable moments. The teacher gave an example of when she lost her first tooth and also said what went through her mind as she wrote. She said, “When I lost my first tooth I was so excited because I knew the tooth fairy was going to come. But, uh oh here’s the problem, when I went to go put my tooth under my pillow I couldn’t find it!” She also does this when showing the class how to revise their work, she would purposely misuse a word and say out loud “Oops that doesn’t seem right”, crosses it out, and rewrites the …show more content…
Research from the 1980s and 1990s shows how there is a strong relationship between early writing and drawing since it involves the same psychomotor skills and cognitive abilities. Since drawing is invented it does not require a learned interpretation but writing systems do because they have specific rules that need to be followed. In the study, children's drawings were found to be a primary form of their written language. As children become proficient in writing their drawings becomes more elaborate. Because of this I would like to include many writing/drawing activities in my classroom. One of my favorites is a free write with a picture prompt that I remember doing in elementary school. With this free write students are encouraged to write about anything that comes to mind when looking at the presented picture. They can write imaginary tales or connect to a real life experience. Once they are finished writing they can share their stories with each other. I think this is one way that students can learn to enjoy writing since it is fun and they are able to share their hard work with their teacher and