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Writing Instruction that Meets the
Common Core for Struggling Students
Rick Weinberg
Contact Information
Rick Weinbergcell # 814.598.1280
Twitter @rickweinberg
A Little About Me
• I work for Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES
• I actually live in Pennsylvania
• I have presented at many local, state and national conferences
• I have dyslexia
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Articles I Have Published
Why Teach Writing?
•The act of writing generates ideas.
•Solve Problems, Identify issues and construct questions
•Reconsider something someone has already tried
•Try out a half-baked ideaNational Counsel of Teacher of English NCTE.org
Why Teach Writing Continued
•According to Marquette University, “the primary basis upon which your work, your learning, and your intellect will be judged--in college, in the workplace, and in the community."
http://www.chicagonow.com/white-rhino/2013/09/why-we-must-accept-common-core-writing-standards/
Let’s take it to the next level
•For students who need an augmented communication device and can’t use their own voice to speak, should you help them program their device with swear words?
We need to enable our students with the tools that will allow them to
express their ideas, their understandings and their new thinking. Technology
for a student with a learning disability is not a
luxury but a fundamental human right.
Let’s Check
The Common Core
•Argument
•Informational/Explanatory
•Narrative
•Research Project
How can we teach writing to struggling Students?•Continued and ongoing support of
students by teachers
•Ongoing and effective professional development for teachers
•Get ride of all the stuff (Letter formation, grammar, spelling etc...)
•Use Assistive Technology
How are authors and artists alike?
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What makes this man an artist?
Technology is just the tool...The
thinking is always in their head•The technology allows for others to
see the authors thinking.
•The technology allows for the creation of artifacts.
•The artifact allows the author, artist, dancer share their thinking with an audience.
Writing : Ideas ::mobility : cognitive
growth
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iPad vs Computer
• Much of what I show today can be done on both
Assistive TechnologiesFor Writing
Voice Recognition
•Siri
•Dragon Dictation
•Evi
•Google Voice Search
If you have a newer iPad
•You can use Siri
You can use Dragon Dictation
How about Evi
Google Voice Search
Word Prediction
•Free App called Better Speller
Organizing Ideas
Poplet
Have you ever been in a class like
this?
LiveScribe Pen
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Thank You