Reflection
I feel we've done a pretty good job in our writing this early on in the year. Aside from incorporating more writing in all areas, we've really taken advantage of our writing block in our schedule. The block allows me to do more whole group interactive activities. We work on letter sound linking, Sentence structure, manipulating HFW, picture to writing connection and of course 1-1 conferencing.
Letter sound linking, sentence structure and working with HFW works best in whole group because the students are the ones policing and teaching our main concepts with little guidance from me. This makes it easier for them to apply when they go off to write.
But my bread and butter comes from the 1-1 conferencing during the writing block. This gives the students the opportunity to reflect and make changes where necessary. Sometimes going back in the journal to a couple of days ago to remind students of a corrected mistake (capitalization, spaces, structure etc...) sticks with them more and are more likely not to repeat their errors.
Overall, this is what I expect from my students this early on in the school year. We will continue to write across and continue to take advantage our our writing block.
- Mr. Rosales
Letter sound linking, sentence structure and working with HFW works best in whole group because the students are the ones policing and teaching our main concepts with little guidance from me. This makes it easier for them to apply when they go off to write.
But my bread and butter comes from the 1-1 conferencing during the writing block. This gives the students the opportunity to reflect and make changes where necessary. Sometimes going back in the journal to a couple of days ago to remind students of a corrected mistake (capitalization, spaces, structure etc...) sticks with them more and are more likely not to repeat their errors.
Overall, this is what I expect from my students this early on in the school year. We will continue to write across and continue to take advantage our our writing block.
- Mr. Rosales