“Interactive Writing” K - 2 +

K.E. Taylor Elementary Literacy Team

byYanira Alfonso, EIP teacher

What is writing?

“The skill of writing down particular words, in a

particular order, to create particular effects. . .

Students who learn to write well truly have one

of the most powerful tools imaginable. And it is

something that nobody can take away from

them” (Fletcher & Portalupi pp. 1)

Presentation Content

Key Features of Interactive Writing

Supplies

Resources and References

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons

Key Features of Interactive Writing

Group children based on learning goal.

Write for authentic purposes.

Share the task of writing.

Use conversation to support the process

Key Features of Interactive Writing (Cont’d)

Create a common text.

Use the conventions of written language.

Make letter sound connections.

Connect reading and writing.

Teach explicitly.

Supplies

Easel Paper – chart, unlined, lined, sentence

strips, cards, large paper, small paper Markers Correction tape Magnetic letters Magna doodle or white board Pointers

Resources and References

Name chart

Alphabet linking chart

Word wall

Word charts

Exploration of spelling principles

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons

Letters, their shapes and formation

Upper and lower case letters

Letters in clusters (forming a word)

Punctuation

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons (Cont’d)

Spacing between words

Lines arrangement of text

Left to right

Top to bottom

Continuing over pages

Paragraphs

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons (Cont’d)

Concept of a word

Concept of a sentence

Concept of first and last

First/last letter of a word

First/last letter of a line

First/last line on a page

First/last word in a sentence

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons (Cont’d)

High frequency words

Using resources

Hearing sounds in words

Summary

Key Features of Interactive Writing

Supplies

Resources and References

Interactive Writing Focus Lessons

Conclusion“Teaching kids how to write is hard. That’s because

writing is not so much one skill as a bundle of skills

that includes sequencing, spelling, rereading, and

supporting big ideas with examples. But these skills

are teachable. And we believe that a writing

workshop creates an environment where students

can acquire these skills, along with the fluency,

confidence, and desire to see themselves as writers”

(Fletcher & Portalupi pp.1)

Questions?

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