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Yasmeen (Ame) Lucas

University of Phoenix

Dr. Calee McElwain

November 5, 2022

Best Practices for Teaching Writing

Introduction

I will be integrating reading and writing instruction in a Kindergarten–1st classroom. Each slide will show the best way to make this possible.

Reading and Writing Taught Together

I believe that reading and writing go hand in hand. The more a student reads, the more skilled they gain at writing correctly. Students in kindergarten and first grade typically write in scribbles and lines since they are still learning, which supports in the development

Reading and Writing Taught Together

of their fine motor skills. As a result of practice, sound recognition, and a visual grasp of what each letter looks like, they can learn to write appropriately for their level. Students must associate each sound they learn to read with a letter, and by doing so, they advance toward a more comprehensive grasp of how to write and read. “Research shows that reading and writing develop along a similar timeline in young children 1. Children’s ability to read words is interwoven with their ability to write letters and words 2. All letters have their own sounds and corresponding letter symbol” (Kathy, 2014). Students can become frustrating to only study letter and sound recognition without knowing how to write and express themselves. Since children easily lose interest in class, we employ teaching strategies to keep them engaged. One such approach, in my opinion, is learning to write and express oneself. However, this strategy to help students learn sound and letter recognition also has its own development benefits.

Incorporate the

Writing Process Into Instruction

Incorporate the Writing Process Into Instruction

I would give my students ample opportunity to engage in both reading and writing in order to incorporate the writing process into my writing lesson. Students receive more individualized teaching because I teach reading and writing in literacy groups. I can concentrate on meeting the needs of each student in the group because there are never more than four students in a group. Having the students keep a journal is the simplest approach to incorporate the writing process into instruction. What did you do over the weekend? is an example of a topic that is often used. The topic could be used by the students to organize their thoughts in a list or other format depending on writing skills. After they decide what to write or with younger students draw, they put it in their journal.

Instructional Strategies

6 Traits of Writing

Idea

Organization

Have a discussion with students about what they want to write about. Popcorn to all the students so they can share their ideas and hear what ideas peers may have.

Beginning, then, and end : Students will retell stories by drawing and talking about what happens at the beginning, middle, and end.

Word Choice

Sentence Fluency

Reading aloud to students allows them to gain an understanding of sentence fluency.

Instructional Strategies

6 Traits of Writing

Give students a list of words to choose from on a word chart in order for them to write meaningful sentences.

Voice

Conventions

Since they are still learning how to write letters, they are unable to express themselves in full sentences, so they use drawings to illustrate what they are trying to say. Have students draw something to express their interest or is meaningful.

Discussing the placement of a period, question mark, or exclamation point at the end of sentences, as well as the usage of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for names.

Write On a Daily Basis

Write On a Daily Basis

I use several techniques when learning to write in our small groups. Writing letters in sand is one of my favorite techniques for teaching young children to write and while there writing they are learning to read the letter as well. By say the letter and letter sound it connects reading and writing. They can plainly see the outline of what they are writing, and they can easily start over by shaking the sand. It's a fun approach for children to grasp the fundamentals of letter formation before writing them down. The students try writing the letters consistently on a lined dry eraser strip after practicing writing them in the sand. This procedure enables them to simply erase and start over as well. I like to use many strategies to keep students engaged, so we also make letters out of playdough and practice trace writing on worksheets.

Scoring Rubric

References

Kathy. (2014, January 21). Reading or writing, which comes first? Communities Engaging Autism. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://cea4autism.org/reading-writing-comes-first/

References

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