The main lesson focus idea was called letter-writing project. Letter-writing project is to connect students with their family history which will provide literacy, support, extend children’s learning and give an idea of their cultural aspects. The process of the project includes parent and other family member involvement.
The process starts by contacting the child’s …show more content…
Experience such as a parent telling family stories, writing family recipes, captioning family photos, and creating a family history log. When children experience family sharing it may encourage more writing development.
Other ways to improve the young children’s writing development would be to do minilessons on writing and letter writing, reading books based on children who are writers, read aloud created stories from picture books or model writing, writing centers, games based on letters, sounds, and words, shared writing, and small group writing actives.
In conclusion the letter-writing project was beneficial for the development of children’s writing skills. Over the process they learned how to write a letter, new words, new ideas, and how to be more expressive. The family involvement was very encouraging to students, they loved reading about family and discovering family history. This article has provided me with some great ideas to incorporate into my future classroom for lessons on