Writing

  ** __Learning to Write __  **



   
 * Writing Development **

 Children convey messages in drawings, scribble lines and use letter shapes as symbols.
 * Stages in children's writing**
 * Beginning Writing**

Childrens drawings or shapes begin to represent words and they show an understanding od directionality.
 * Early-Emergent Writing**

Children produce shapes that look like letters, use spaces and use letter that represent sounds (phonics).
 * Emergent Writing**

Children create spelling of words, repeat phrases and sentances, use spacing and capital/lower case letters and can distinguish text types.
 * Early Writing**

Children increase their volume of writing and use well developed punctuation.
 * Transitional Writing**

Children use complex punctuation and accurate spelling and are able to write for different text genres.
 * Extended Writing**

//(Hill, 2006, p.283-286)//

 **Teaching Approaches**   ** Modelled Writing ** <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">The teacher demonstrates the writing process by composing their own piece of writing.

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  ** Shared Writing ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">   The teacher demonstrates the writing process and has control of the pen while being the 'scribe'. The children and teacher work together to construct a text by planning and decision making (Hill, 2006, p.299). <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">**Interactive Writing**

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  Interactive Writing involves a group of students joining in the writing process and using the pen to construct a group piece. The picture below shows the child using the pen. The video is a bit noisy but you can see the child thinking about what she wants to write and then the small group reading her sentence. The video doesn't seem to want to work on my computer so I thought I'd add in a photo as well. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">media type="file" key="P4100404.AVI"   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">
 * Guided Writing**

This approach involves the children working in either small groups or as individuals.

** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> Independant Writing ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">    This involves the children choosing their own topic to write about independently. Below the child is writing a front cover for a fairy tale story. **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">

<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">The Writing Process  **<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> The writing process involves the teacher supporting the students creating their own text. Aspects of the Writing Process include: <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">    **Planning -** which allows the writer to think about the purpose and the audience and to produce ideas and goals. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">    **Composing -** which is producing and choosing words and sentances to attain the goals set. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">    **Revising -** which is examing writing alongside the goals set and inserting missing information. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">   **Recording -** which is checking spelling, punctuation, handwriting etc. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> **Publishing -** Presenting the text for an audience.

(Source: Muriel Well ECL 210 Lecture 4 31/3/08) <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">**Assessment** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(229, 21, 202)">Hill (2006, p.288) states that "Children's writing provides a window into their thinking and problem solving". Teachers can observe children's interests and concerns in life and build on their reading and writing skills with this knowledge. Assessing beginning writing includes three elements:

(Hill 2006, p.289)
 * Written Language:** Language, words and sentences.
 * Ideas:** Writing that communicates ideas and possession.
 * Text Conventions:** Placement and directionality.