3 things I learned
1. Early teaching should include storytelling to encourage students to produce language.
2. You need to talk about writing before you put ideas on paper.
3. Must start writing with the home language you are most fluent at speaking.
2 things I found interesting
1. How difficult it is to discuss the degree to which writing has a "voice".
2. Talking with students about the differences and similarities between written and spoken language.
1 Question I have
How can we connect the different modalities of writing & technology for those students that so no have access to a computer and internet access at home? The article does offer some options but I found them to be less interesting.
Related Source
30 ideas for teaching writing is a article on the national writing project that gives 30 ideas on teaching writing. All of the ideas are listed with a link to the full article.
References
30 ideas for teaching writing. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922
Take a technology survey and include community resources in terms of access to technology. You might be surprised how much access kids have to technology!
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