However, struggling writers need more support and more intensive, explicit instruction in skills and strategies. A high-quality writing program will provide a balance between opportunities for children to engage in writing that is meaningful to them, and to receive explicit instruction in the skills and strategies they need to become proficient writers. Development of the self-regulation strategies and motivation needed for independent writing are also important. The writing classroom should provide:.
The foundation of an effective writing program is the opportunity for frequent writing on meaningful tasks that have an audience and purpose. Consider, for example, the contrast between learning persuasive writing in order to master the five-paragraph essay format, and learning persuasive writing in order to argue a point of view in a social studies debate. Or consider the difference between writing a story that only the teacher reads and grades, and reading your story to your peers in class or publishing it in a class magazine for parents.
Writing for real purposes makes writing far more enjoyable. Furthermore, it helps students to understand the reasons behind the various forms of writing. For example, they learn that persuasive writing needs to consider the possible objections of the readers. And the opportunity to read their stories to the class gives them direct feedback on what features made it entertaining. It is sometimes a challenge for teachers to design opportunities for students to publish and share their writing with audiences.
Fellow students in the class are the most common audience — always available to provide responses in peer conferences or class readings. Many teachers have students create class magazines or write books for the class library.
Some teachers invite parents and other guests to readings of class work, or encourage children to write letters to a variety of audiences. The Internet now provides a range of possible new audiences. In addition to writing for specific audiences, writing can be made meaningful by connecting it to other areas of the curriculum.
Writing as part of research projects in science and social studies shows children how writing about a topic can enhance their learning. When the projects are shared with others, they provide a model for communication in a learning community — an important use of writing in the adult world. Parents can provide important support for this aspect of writing by encouraging children to write at home.
Think of all the ways you use writing — from shopping lists, to thank-you notes, to email — and engage your child in those activities. All students can benefit, at some point in their development, from direct instruction in the basic writing skills of handwriting, spelling, punctuation, and sentence formation.
For many students with writing problems, difficulties in these skills are a significant barrier to writing. Students simply cut out words and match them to the complete sentence.
Students also color the picture. Level 2 consist of student Daily Journals for students who have not yet learned to write or are in the pre-writing stages. Students trace the sentence and color the picture. Level 3 consist of student Daily Journals for students who have not yet learned to write or are in the pre-writing stages. Students copy the sentence using the aide of letter boxes and color the picture.
Level 4 consist of student Daily Journals for students who are in the pre-writing stages. Students copy the sentence from a model and draw a picture. Students fill in the blanks and draw a picture to illustrate their sentences. Level 6 consist of student Daily Journals in two different versions for students who are learning to write a sentence. Each day students are provided with a sentence frame to construct a sentence. There are two options: a filled in sentence frame for students to select their choices or a blank sentence frame for students to fill in to construct a sentence.
Students also illustrate their sentence. Content is the fabric that holds the piece together. The rest are just vehicles to good writing. Without good content, you do not have anything. So, starting with good content about a topic is the first step. To get students to think about what to write about, here are 10 idea starters that may serve to spur their imaginations:. These 10 writing starter ideas include many of the most important skills tested on the Benchmark exams.
They include the skills the standardized test creators expect them to know, including analysis, comparison, persuasive language, and evaluation.
They also include the skill of research in some cases, such as defending why a certain place is the best place to go on vacation, or what the Grand Canyon is, besides a big hole in the ground. Original Textbooks.
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