1. Methods of Teaching Writing
Presenters:
Jennifer Price
Lori Morgan
Suman Noor
August 25, 2010

2. Icebreaker
Ask participants to write down what they think writing looks like in a kindergarten classroom.

3. Methods of Teaching Writing
Shared Writing
Interactive Writing
Independent Writing*

4. Part One: Shared Writing

5. Think. Pair. Share.
Discuss with your colleagues what you know about shared writing and any information you want to know about shared writing.
Choose one person to be a recorder to write responses on the KWL chart.
Choose one person to share out from your group.

6. KWL Chart What do you Know about shared writing?
What do you Want to know?
What have you Learned about shared writing?

7. Benefits of Shared Writing
Moves students toward independent writing
Reinforces and supports reading
All students participate
Encourages close examination of texts, words, and options of authors

8. Benefits of Shared Writing
Demonstrates the conventions of writing-spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Focuses on composing and leaves transcribing to the teacher
Builds competence and confidence

9. Implementing Shared Writing
Students in small or whole group
Class gathered around chart paper, white board, promethean board, or chalk board
Class decides on a common experience to write about
Students encouraged to think before dictating
Students dictate the story using familiar words
Teacher writes students’ ideas

10. Implementing Shared Writing
Teacher encourages complete sentences, corrects grammar, and makes suggestions
Teacher highlights writing skills – grammar, mechanics, spelling patterns (Pre-planned)
Class rereads story when complete
Activity is quick paced ( minutes)
Finished product is readable and error free

11. Shared Writing in Action

12. How Can You Vary the Materials ?
Promethean Board
Card Master and photos or student pictures
Sentence Strips and photos or student pictures
Power Point with photos or scanned student pictures

13. Practicing With Our New Themes
Unit Theme 1: I’m In School
Unit Theme 2: Fall Fun With Friends
Unit Theme 3: Families Everywhere
Unit Theme 4: Winter Around the World
Unit Theme 5: Healthy Habits, Healthy Minds!
Unit Theme 6: Hero’s and Helpers
Unit Theme 7: On the Move!
Unit Theme 8: Animals Around Us
Unit Theme 10: School’s Out for Summer
In small groups, participants will brain storm ideas for shared writing related to the new themes. Groups will chart ideas and share out with the larger group.

14. Part Two: Interactive Writing

15. Interactive Writing Video Clip

16. Interactive Writing Role Play
Come up with a topic related to one of our new unit themes.
Choose one teacher in your group and role play a interactive writing lesson with your colleagues as your students.

17. THINK. PAIR. SHARE. Review Suggested Writing Activities document.
Within your group discuss your thoughts about the activities for the first Unit.
In the blank spaces come up with a few books and writing activities to share with the larger group.

18. Five Senses Take-home Book Activity from Dinah Zike’s Big Book of Books and Activities
Make a foldable book on the five senses to use with your students. Five senses is a sub theme in unit one. Find directions on page 21

19. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS?

20. ASSESSMENT and FACILITATOR EVALUATION
Best wishes for the start
of a great school year 

21. References for Shared Writing
Alpine School District. (2007, June). Shared Writing Guiding Principles. Retrieved July 29, 2010, from A Comprehensive Framework for Balanced Literacy:
Ideal Curriculum. (2010, March 22). Preschool Activity- Going to the Zoo Shared Writing . Retrieved July 29, 2010, from You Tube:
Pearson Education Inc. (2010). Shared Writing. Retrieved July 29, 2010, from Teacher Vision:

22. References for Interactive Writing
Video: Using Interactive Writing to Strengthen Your Student’s Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills, K-1 produced by the Bureau of Education and Research.
Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas
Interactive Writing: How Language and Literacy Come Together, K-2 by Andrea McCarrier, Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Reading and Writing in Kindergarten: A Practical Guide by Rosalie Franzese