Writer's Workshop & Writing across the Curriculum

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Writer’s Workshop

The children are encouraged to write from the beginning of the school year by sounding out words and writing the sounds they hear. These early spellings may be called “temporary spelling”, “kid’s spelling”, or “Word’s under construction”. Writing early empowers children to experiment with language and write about their own experiences without being limited to the few words they may already know how to spell.   We will be learning that authors write for a purpose with a focus on fiction and non-fiction writing opportunities throughout the year.

 

Each writer’s workshop session will begin with a mini-lesson which encourages our young writers to try something new in their writing and end with a sharing time for the authors to share their ideas and work with one another.

 

Shared Writing

As students share ideas for a story, chart or poem, the teacher will write them on paper for the class to see, read and reread.

 

Interactive Writing

This activity allows both the students and teacher to “share the pen.” The students are encouraged to write about a topic relevant to their lives including a response to a book the class has read or a sentence or two about a field trip, for example.  This activity allows students to become risk takers while learning many elements of writing.

 

Guided Writing

This time is allotted for the teacher to meet in a small group with students having similar writing needs.  During this time, the small group will focus on a particular area of their writing.