The Georgia High School Writing Test. Writing a Quality Introduction Writing Workshop Session 1.
Session 3 Writing
Transcript of Session 3 Writing
The Cognitive Foundations of Learning to
Read: A Framework
1 • big picture understanding
2 • good assessment
3 • focused and purposeful interventions
Writing Genres
Spelling
Grammar
Punctuation Vocabulary
Handwriting
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Writing
Core Components
Important elements in our reasons for writing.
• I want to and see why I need to.
• It is about me.
• I feel I can do it.
• I wont be put down.
• It will take me a while.
• There will be lots of things missing and I will have to correct.
• I'm finished when I'm just too tired.
• Show me, teach me and let me.
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FYI I WAN2 WRK but FWIW it not EZ.
(for your information I want to work but for what its worth its not easy)
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My Writing…..my way
• A Great match…What a concert…Fab…Cool…
• I like you… Happy Birthday…be my valentine…Thank
you
• Book the tickets
• Texting
• My own book
• That’s that done!
• My Power point project, my copy and pastes.
• My cool words bank
• Book the tickets.
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Self Assessment
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Student Self Assessment
Task OK Good My Best
Getting my ideas
together
Writing sentences
How my writing looks
My spellings
Task
Not too
good
Ok
I’m happy
with it
I’m very happy with
it
It’s my best!
Thinking of ideas
Writing sentences
Spellings in my writing
Using paragraphs
Remembering full stops
My thoughts about this piece of writing
One thing I really liked was:
One thing I have improved:
One thing I would like to work on:
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Self Assessment
Baseline
Data
Focused Instruction
Formative
Assessment
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Good Practice for Writing Instruction
Process
Approach
Regular
Writing
Time
Student
Topic
Choice
Reflecting
Meaning
Creating a
Writing
Culture
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Writing
A Whole School Approach
"The process of writing is as important
as the product because it is through
consistent practice in using that
process that children learn to write".
English Curriculum, Teacher Guidelines p.76
Movie as stimulus
for writing
Student led story
Recording (audio or visual)
Student and teacher review
and discuss
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Use of technology
Writing Genres
Spelling
Grammar
Punctuation Vocabulary
Handwriting
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Writing
Core Components
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WS Approach to Writing
• Early Assessment Tools
• Display notice boards
• Inter-school penpals
• Stories for younger classes
• Class newspaper
• Created Signage
• Computer Skills
• Email addresses
• Planning for writing templates
• Assistive Technology / Writing Programmes
• Teach syllables and syllabification
• Teach spelling rules as appropriate
• Train in appropriate techniques - LSCWC - Fernald Approach - Simultaneous Oral Spelling - Mnemonics - Visual Associative approach
• Teach parents the approach that you are using
• Highlight correct letters and patterns in words
• Before & after spell checks (daily)
Spelling
• Practise spelling - practice makes permanent !
• Personal Dictionary
• Spelling Notebook
• Online Dictionary
Spelling
Banana
The banana is a tropical fruit and
is eaten all over the world. Bananas can be eaten raw, cooked, or used in other foods like cake. The bananas in the picture are on a plate.
• Ensure vocabulary is in child’s lexicon
• Teach in a meaningful context
• Picture cards
• Highlight grammatical elements in text
• Expanding sentences
• Combining sentences
• Model correct grammatical format
• Use sentences from children’s own writing
• Pictures and cloze procedure exercises
Grammar
• Teach within a meaningful context
• Model use of punctuation marks
• Explicit teaching
• Use text to find capital letters/full stops/question
marks/speech marks
• Group capital letters according to function (e.g. to
begin a sentence, for a person’s name.)
• Use different colours to teach use of direct speech
marks
• Correct deliberate errors made by the teacher
Punctuation
Metacognition - Proofreading Checklist
Punctuation Y / N
Full Stops
Commas
Question marks
Capital Letters
Start of sentences
People’s names
Place names
Spelling
Spell Checker
Online Dictionary
Ask teacher / friend
Sentences
Does each sentence have a capital letter and a full stop/
Does each sentence make sense? Special Education Support Service
• Key Words List
Pre–teach key words
Subject Words
Word Walls
Question Words
Cloze procedure
Vocabulary
Ensure child has the basic foundational skills
Development of fine motor skills
Teach correct seating position, position of paper,
assisting hand
Letter formation
• magnetic/chalk boards
• sandpaper/plastic letters
• tracing over letters (use greyscale) rather than dots
• Marla/play dough/paint
• Use of verbal cues to support letter formation
• Consider starting with capital letters
• Teach in family patterns
Handwriting
• Environmental supports and adaptations
• Different writing implements
• Unlined paper, strips of paper, squared paper, lined
paper with wide spacing and dark lines
• Tracing over sentences
• Copy words underneath a model
• Copy a model
• Consider keyboard skills
Handwriting
Elements: Communicating and Literacy
• Speaking appropriately for a variety of purposes
and demonstrating attentiveness as a listener
• Using non verbal behaviour for a variety of
purposes
• Reading to obtain basic information
• Use a range of writing forms to express
opinions
• Use expressive arts to communicate
• Using ICT for a range of purposes
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Reading to obtain basic information
Read familiar words – used and relevant
Use simple rules and text conventions – pause
Interpret forms of writing and text – social sight
Find key info from writing – bills / dates
Use a range of reading strategies – clues, context
www.ncca.ie/level2toolkit
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Write notes for simple tasks – address envelope
Write 5 sentences that convey meaning
Use main rules of writing – capitals ,full stops
Use a range of spelling patterns appropriately
Use a range of forms of writing appropriately
www.ncca.ie/level2toolkit
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Using a range of writing forms to express
opinions
Includes……..
Identify the information symbols on a desktop
Use frequently used keys appropriately
Find information for a project on the web
Send and open an email
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Using ICT for a range of purposes
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1 • big picture understanding
2 • good assessment
3 • focused and purposeful interventions
Literacy Link Teachers Seminar
Key Messages
The link teacher for literacy is a facilitator of change for
improvement
A number of key components inform the planning,
teaching and assessment of literacy in the context of
your school.
Who are our students – what do they need?
What resources do we have?
What works well in our school?
What needs to be changed?
Is there something new for us to try?
What does this mean for me in my role?
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Role of the Literacy Link Teacher
Considerations
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