writing an essential skill
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Welcome!
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Getting Started
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Welcome and Thanks in Advance
So YouveDecided to
Become a
Literacy Volunteer
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Helping Adults Become Better Writers
WritingAnEssential Skill
for Life
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Helping Adults Become Better Writers
Write to be understood, speak to be
heard, read to grow...Lawrence Clark Powell
American Librarian, writer, and critic, 1906-2001
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Time to Reflect
What didyou write
today?
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Teaching Writing
Beliefs aboutthe Teaching
of Writing
Everyone has the capacity to write, writing can
be taught, and teachers can help students
become better writers.
People learn to write by writing.
Writing is a process.
Writing grows out of many different purposes.
Conventions of finished and edited texts are
important to readers and therefore to writers.
Writing and reading are related.
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What You Will Learn
Assess attitude and
current writing skills
Review writing process
Practice the process Explore activities
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Getting Started
Attitude makes a
difference!
Attitude in Writing Survey
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Assessing Current Writing Skills
Explain purpose for
writing sample
Provide a topic
Have student writeone or two paragraphs
Observe the student
as he/she writes
Review the writing
sample
Build a plan
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Review and Plan
Review the writing
sample
Review your notes
Build a plan
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Review and Plan
Review the writing
sample
Review your notes
Build a plan
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The Challenge!
Ask me to tell you
about the topic, and
I can.
Ask me to write
about the topic, andI struggle.
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Making Connections
Contextualize
Show how it will
be used
Use authenticmaterials
Preparing Workers
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The importance of written communication skills at
work cannot be emphasized enough. Misspelled words,
improper sentence structure, or inability to convey
thoughts and ideas clearly, reflects right back to the
writer, and leaves an unfavorable impression on co-
workers, customers, and management, and could
possibly prevent further success on the job.
Laura Mitchell, Human Resources Manager
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc., Traverse City, MI (2009)
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The Writing Process
Prewrite/Plan
OrganizeDraft
Share
Publish
Revise/Edit
Assess/Reflect
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Prewrite/Plan
Journal
Brainstorm
Use an graphic organizer
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Organize
Create an outline
Answer the 5 Ws
Number the ideas
Circle ideas
Use index cards
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Draft
Start first draft
Use organized
ideas
Shape and re-
shape
Put it down and
come back to it
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Share
Get some advice.
Provide copies forothers to read
Read aloud
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Revise and Edit
Take another look
Make changes to the substance of the writing
Make corrections
Use an editing checklist
Add
Remove
MoveSubstitute
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Publish
Polish for presentation
Share with others
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Assess
Reflect on what youhave written!
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A Quick Activity for Your Student
Start with a phrase made cookies
Add the promptswho, where, when
Add descriptors
what k ind
Shelley made cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
Shelley made oatmeal and
chocolate chip cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
Add more info
how
Using an old family recipe,
Shelley made oatmeal and
chocolate chip cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
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Using a Writing Frame
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Pre-Writing
Topic:
Three reasons I like ordislike going
to the grocery store.
Sample Completed Graphic
Organizer
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Organizing
Place your ideas into
the writing frame.
(no completesentences yet)
Sample Completed
FrameIdeas Only
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Drafting
Draft It!
Use your ideas to
write completesentences in a new
frame.
Drafts with complete
sentences.
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Revise and Edit
Review the
sentences
Decide if
revisions are
needed
Check for errors
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Publish and Assess
Write the final
version in
paragraph form
Reflect on the
completed task
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Some Final Thoughts
Your students writing will improve if you
Assess
Contextualize
Emphasize the process
Help student develop good ideas
Use the frame
Show relevance
Provide writing practice every session
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Preparing Workers for 21stCentury Employment
Contextualized
Demonstrated gains
Positive reviews
Complete package
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Preparing Workers for 21stCentury Employment
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Teaching That Makes Sense
Strategies
Resources
Activities
Information
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More Tutorials and Resources
Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 1
Strategies and resources for alphabetics
(phonics) and reading rate and fluency
Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 2
Strategies and resources to help students build
their vocabulary and comprehension skills
Numeracy Helping Students Gain a Strong
Foundation
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This project was developed by
National Human Resources Development, Inc.
(NHRD) in cooperation with the
Michigan Economic Development Corporation,Workforce Development Agency State of Michigan,
Office of Adult Learning
and funded through a grant under
the Wagner-Peyser Act.
For more information visit:
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