Everything from interactive, shared and letter writing, to opinion pieces. This K-1 collaboration started with reading!
Month: January 2014
Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses
When I first began teaching, Nancie Atwell’s In The Middle was my go to PD book for all things to do with reading and writing workshop. I modeled so many of my teaching practices on what I learned through that book and through a few workshops with Nancie. More than anything else, I wanted to… Continue reading Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses
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Writing About Reading in the Writer’s Notebook
The writing a child crafts about a book or an article in her writer's notebook often holds a lot of meaning or value to her. This kind of writing about reading isn't about finding the main idea, making predictions, or intertextual connections. Rather, this writing about reading is usually composed in response to something that affected a child so deeply she had to write about it on her own terms.
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Writing about Reading: A Quick Guide to Quick Literary Essays
Literary Essays are one of the most formal ways to write about reading. Though they may be formal, they need not be taxing or daunting. In this post, you will learn how to support your students in writing quick, thoughtful literary essays in just a class period or two. Really!
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Write, Share, Give: SOL Time
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ―Victor Hugo
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Writing About Reading Blog Series
Lifting a line, creating a character connections web, and visual note taking are three ways for students to write about their reading. All three ways provide an opportunity for students to share their thinking, offering more than just a summary of the book. All three ways offer a glimpse into their minds as readers.
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Reflection and Growth: Writing in Preschool
Have you ever found yourself in this place? A place where you begin to see something missing and immediately want to change? Be better? I hope so!
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Following through with “I do. We do. You do.” in writing workshop.
Yesterday, Stacey wrote a thoughtful post about how we lead our students to ownership of their learning habits, and she concluded with these wise words: “Doing something for someone else doesn’t help them grow. The magic happens when we gradually release responsibility for something over time so others can flourish as a result of our… Continue reading Following through with “I do. We do. You do.” in writing workshop.
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I Do. We Do. You Do.
The gradual release of responsibility works for teaching one's mom how to use a smart phone just as well as it works for teaching writers.
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Write, Share, Give: SOLS Time
“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” ― Ray Bradbury
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Erasure Poetry
Erasure poetry is a form of "found poetry." An Erasure poem is created by erasing words from an existing text and then using the leftover words to write a poem.
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Tapping Into Motivation
How do you motivate students and tap into their interests? What are you doing to create an environment that allows students to take a risk?
