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Writing--can express ideas in written form

 

Model, teach and have children practice generating, developing and expressing ideas in writing.

 

Provide regular opportunities for children to write across a wide range of topics, formats, and purposes.

RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

 

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTRIBUTION

Pre-school
(ages 3-5, not yet in K)

Kindergarten- Grade1

 
 
Grades 2-3
 
  • Model, teach and have children practice generating, developing and expressing ideas in writing.
 
  • Stress the importance of meaning in all phases of writing instruction (i.e., in generating ideas, in actual writing, in responding to children's written pieces).
  • Model for children how an adult generates, develops and expresses ideas in writing (e.g., teacher writing a letter, a description of an event, a poem, etc.)
  • Teach children strategies for generating, developing, and expressing ideas for writing (e.g., brainstorming, responding to a read-aloud, following up a field trip, talking about a personal experience, etc.)
  • Provide regular opportunities for children to write, with an emphasis on meaning (as opposed to just mechanics).
 
  • Stress the importance of meaning in all phases of writing instruction (i.e., in generating ideas, in actual writing, in responding to children's written pieces).
  • Model for children how an adult generates, develops and expresses ideas in writing (e.g., teacher writing a letter, a description of an event, a poem, etc.)
  • Teach children strategies for generating, developing, and expressing ideas for writing (e.g., brainstorming, responding to a read-aloud, following up a field trip, talking about a personal experience, etc.)
  • Provide regular opportunities for children to write, with an emphasis on meaning (as opposed to just mechanics).
  • Provide regular opportunities for children to revise their writing for meaning.
 
  • Stress the importance of meaning in all phases of writing instruction (i.e., in generating ideas, in actual writing, in responding to children's written pieces).
  • Model for children how an adult generates, develops and expresses ideas in writing (e.g., teacher writing a letter, a description of an event, a poem, etc.)
  • Teach children strategies for generating, developing, and expressing ideas for writing (e.g., brainstorming, responding to a read-aloud, following up a field trip, talking about a personal experience, etc.)
  • Provide regular opportunities for children to write, with an emphasis on meaning (as opposed to just mechanics)
  • Provide regular opportunities for children to revise their writing for meaning.

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