3 rd Annual Early Childhood Dual Language Summer Conference

1. 3rd Annual Early Childhood Dual Language Summer Conference Writing Development

2. Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. -Jane Yolen

3. Research on the writing process • Research shows that children need very focused, systematic instruction in writing to develop as writers. • Although no two writers go about writing in the same way, research shows that writers share certain recursive processes. We use the term "recursive" because the writing process does not follow sequential steps. Rather, writers work back and forth until they are satisfied with their piece. (Teachscape, 2010)

4. Gradual release Model Applied to the writing process

5. The writing process

6. Modeled Writing • Strokes/letter formations • Print conveys meaning • Left to right/top to bottom • Letter Knowledge • Grammar • Punctuation • Spelling • Spacing • Alliteration • Vocabulary • Sentence Segmenting • Sentence Structure • Needs to be modeled with small steps, how to write in every center • Model daily: letter, memo, card, story etc.

7. Shared writing • Words in a sentence • Capitalization • Punctuation • Spacing • Blending • Words are important • Words can be read and written • Letter strokes • Expressions • Creativity • Author- Class Book • Book: Print Concept • Left/Right • 1st word begins with a capital letter • Proper nouns & Common Nouns • Grammar • Sentence Structure • Illustrate- words that are written

8. Writing Experiences • WRITE ALOUD • WRITE ALONG • WRITE ALONE

9. Written Expression • Objectives • Identify the stages of writing • Discuss the importance of writing in early literacy development • Identify the teacher’s role in writing development • Identify the four techniques of writing and the level of teacher support for each

10. Written Expression • Reflect • Model • Encourage • Scaffold writing throughout the school day and throughout the year

11. Stages of written expression • Pre-phonemic Stage • Scribbling • Scribble drawing • Linear scribbles • Phonemic Stage • Letter strings • Letter like forms • Transitional Stage • Inventive spelling • Spelling out words • Conventional Stage • Correct spelling • Writing conventions

12. Stages of Children’s writing progress • Drawing as a form of written expression (Children will often “read” their drawings as if there are words on them) • Scribbling • Writing with letter-like forms • Writing by reproducing well-learned letters or letter strings (Typically the letters of the child’s name, reordered to produce new words) • Writing with developmental spelling • Writing with conventional spelling

13. Writing Tips • The teacher can act as the child’s scribe to label drawings, communicate a message, or document oral stories. • To increase print, post words that children may want to copy, such as the names of classmates and environmental print. • Encourage young children to “write” in the way that they are able to. • Writing increases motivation and allows students to focus on the message they want to convey. (Love, Burns, and Buell, 2007)

14. The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say. -F. Scott Fitzgerald Let the children write and celebrate writing!!!