Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday's Discussions
Today I learned that there are several factors in learning to write. For me, learning to write was fairly easy. I have always liked writing, but I have always been aware of those who do not like to write. Learning about the social aspects and "communities of practice" have helped me to understand a little better about how to get my kindergarteners to write. They love to talk about things they do outside of school, and I think that applying things I learned today will help me to get those reluctant writers to be more confident.
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I completely agree with you. I actually have a lot of the same issues with my IEP students. Journal writing has really helped. Amy
I agree. Students love to talk about things they do outside of school. They like to tell stories to me every morning, why not have them write about them... :)
I can see by reading your blog that there isn't really much difference between first and fifth graders when they write. They are all more comfortable with things they can relate to.
I agree Alyson. It will be helpful to start kids in Kindergarten fluency, so that when they are older and more confident in their writing, mechanics should come easier.
I agree that the students can go on and on about things that interest them. I think next year when they are trying to tell me stories I am going to tell them to write it down and I will read it later. I will let you know how it works!
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