The Importance Of A Writer's Workshop

Writer’s Workshop is a type of writing technique that can progressively help to build students’ overall fluency in writing through repeated, continuous exposure to the many different processes of writing. There is no limitation for teachers when looking to introduce this concept to the students within the classroom; however, this type of process mainly begins in kindergarten. Teachers can also implement these types of strategies contained within writer’s workshop in whole or in part classroom settings, depending on individual and class circumstances. The arching goal is to assist in creating students that are fluent in the writing skills and confident. These skills will be necessary for when students move forward to secondary and post-secondary …show more content…
The teacher facilitates this learning through a strategy called a, mini-lesson, before the students begin working on their writing. There are three main components of an effective writer’s workshop that consist of: crafting (mini-lesson), composing (writing time), and reflecting (author’s chair). These components combined should take no longer than 60 minutes, as the mini lesson is around 5-25 minutes, student writing time is around 25-30 minutes, and the sharing component is around 5-15 …show more content…
This area is important because students will work together during class discussions about the writing activity, as the teacher reads aloud and models in order to illustrate the target skill. Before students come to sit on the floor for the lesson, it is important the teacher signifies what materials the students will bring to the meeting area, or set on their writing areas. If a teacher has supplies for the writing area, they need to be in a central location in which the students can have access to them. Some examples of supplies that might be helpful include: individual student folders, sticky notes that are necessary for revisions, extra pencils, tape, scissors, and writing paper. Another important supply for the student to have are books. These books need to be kept in crates or top and be relevant to the genre of study. Students can refer to these books for real life writing examples. After the students have conducted the mini-lesson, the teacher needs to have a set way in which the students disperse. For example, whether it is a quick send-off (“Off you go!”) or sending clusters at a time, the students need to make a smooth transition to make due of the time they have within the