Hey folks, have you ever taught
that there are numerous stages that a child goes through in order to become a
fluent writer? Have you heard of the writing process until now? I'm certain
that before learning about the writing process, you assumed the child or children
was purposely writing that way. This week's class focuses on a variety of
topics in depth.
Different stages in writing
Ladies we all can agree that writing
development is a learning process that takes years to complete. For young
children, the process of writing and drawing has different learning curves
depending on the child. Every child, however, goes through comparable stages of
development with their art and writing. Each level of the writing development
process is distinct. Understanding how written language represents verbal and
cognitive ideas is a developmental process unto itself. When children are
learning new skills, they progress through different stages of development
these include Preliterate, Early Emergent,
Emergent, transition and fluency. What I appreciate about this
topic is that after viewing the video, I was able to obtain a
better understanding of what teachers can expect about different stages and
become more knowledgeable of how we can support our students during their
development. Additionally, The many
demonstrations from my colleagues with their unique techniques to help students
at a specific point in the writing process also sparked my interest.
Six writing Traits
Any writer can tell you that mastering the art of writing is difficult. We all can all testify to that statement and we all can agree it can be even more difficult to teach our students to do so. The 6+1 Trait is a way of teaching, modeling, and assessing the instruction of writing. This model identifies six important features , Ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions are the 6+1 traits in writing. There were various aspects of this topic that piqued my interest, as well as how educational it was. To begin, I was able to grasp that the Six Traits model allows teachers and students to focus on one or two parts of writing at a time, producing a more manageable and successful manner for students to learn how to write. Furthermore, it provides particular feedback to students through the evaluation of their work. Finally, the Six Traits assist both the student and the teacher in identifying areas of writing in which the student needs to develop. To achieve good writing as a teacher, we must include the Six Traits.
I really appreciate the visuals of the numerous charts and
graphic design, as well as the utilization of songs in the lesson to help
children grasp the writing process. Overall, the class was quite effective,
educational, and well executed. I also learned a lot of useful knowledge that I
will utilize when I return to the classroom.
2 comments:
Hey Chelsey, I had no clue about the stages children go through to become competent writers. I, now understand that children write according to the appropriate level of development. Yes, they may have some children who are behind or ahead, but as said the week before, they have numerous strategies to assist students to get them on task. The sixth trait was the highlight for me, and I have learned a lot since then. The video was also really helpful in helping me understand the stages, especially the examples of writing at different levels, which were quite interesting. The six writing traits model is a recipe for effective prose writing. This technique highlights the elements of successful writing for students to practice and teachers to evaluate.
Agreed with everything Talia said earlier. This post was very informative and also interesting.
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