When you love writing, and love teaching writing, and when you blog often about the teaching of writing, it's a wee bit awkward when your own first grade son refuses to write in school.
Category: early childhood
Reluctant Writer?
My son, a kindergartener, is reluctant to write at homework time. But is he a reluctant writer?
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Emergent Writing and Star of the Day
My son, Alex, will be starting kindergarten this coming September, and I find myself thinking back to what I did to help those four and five year old emergent writers. With rising expectations for what incoming kindergarteners can do, I've been dusting off my kindergarten bag of tricks to work with Alex, to help him feel confident and ready when school starts.
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Engaging with Preschool Writers
Last week, I encouraged a group of preschoolers to write books about their experiences. It went better than I expected.
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In Thanks: Books That Built a Writing Teacher
What are the books that have shaped you as a teacher of writing? Reflecting today, in thanks, for the authors and books that have influenced my life as a teacher.
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Writing in Preschool — Part of #TWTBlog’s Throwback Week
Betsy Hubbard wrote a series of posts on writing in preschool last year. Her preschool series was not only informative about the ways to teach writing to three- and four-year-olds, but it conveyed a deep and genuine respect for our youngest learners. Let's take a look back at what Betsy had to say about these emerging writers.
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Where Do the Words Go?
When students first begin writing their stories they are oral and planned drawings. Eventually, however, letters and words begin to emerge on the page. How do we instruct this change? It first begins with an oral rehearsal. Students tell their story and attempt to approximate the words, often, first through labeling, then into a sentence representing… Continue reading Where Do the Words Go?
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My Re-Programming Process
Sometimes you just have to start over.
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Writing in Preschool: Questions and Answers
Before this series of posts on preschool writers began, I asked you to tell me what burning questions you had. Get ready for a Q&A!
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Writing in Preschool: Scope and Sequence
Writing is a big animal. A subjective animal as well when it comes to teaching our youngest writers.
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Writing in Preschool. Where Does it All Fit?
"People who are comfortable composing are much more likely to have strong identities as writers than people who don't." Katie Wood Ray & Matt Glover
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A Writing Routine with Primary Writers
What is your writing routine? Find some advice and tools to assist you in developing a routine that works for you and your students.
