Best Practices for Effective Writing in primary grades
Writing is a
process, and it, too, may be difficult for students at the primary level, but I
believe there is a way to overcome this barrier. At the primary level, teachers
should adopt several best practices for effective writing in order to encourage
critical engagement and participation in the classroom through writing. Some of
these practice include, pre-writing activities, peer assistance, inquiry activities strategy instruction and provide model for students.
Pre-writing
activities enable students to generate ideas before to beginning a writing
task. This may involve collaborative and individual planning before to writing.
Pre-writing activities are critical because they aid students in improving
their writing skills and also in increasing their self-motivation and
creativity while writing. Additionally, strategy teaching may be used to
improve pre-writing activities, such as how to choose and arrange ideas
generated during a brainstorming process on a particular topic.
Peer assistance is an instructional arrangement rather than a particular teaching strategy where s Students may collaborate in pairs or small groups to discuss and help one another with various aspects of a writing assignment. A teacher who employs the writer's workshop approach may encourage students to collaborate on at least some aspects of the writing process. Students may collaborate on brainstorming ideas, peer review, seek feedback, and assess suggested ways to improve their writing.
Strategy
instruction is a teaching method that demonstrates to students how to acquire
the necessary content or skills for writing. In other words, strategy
instruction is mainly about teaching students how to learn. Students need strategies
that will help them ask questions, take notes and to express themselves.
Strategic instruction uses clear step by step materials that teaches students
how to engage pieces of the writing process and enhance their writing.
Teachers should implement
these strategies to develop effective writers in the classroom.
Zoe, I 100% agree that as teachers we should implement these strategies. It is important that we model what we want students to do in the classroom in order to help their reach their full potential as writers and as students overall. Well said.
ReplyDeleteZoe, I find that your posts are all linked to writing. I want to firstly thank you thus far as they are very informative. Allow me to say that as teachers we should definitely apply some of the strategies you have outlined in our classrooms so that we may see our students writing skills improve and they themselves become better writers.
ReplyDeleteZoe, You are right on target. I enjoy your blog for many reasons. However, I recognized that your main focus on teaching and help students to become better writers, and I think it is what is urgently needed at the primary school level. The strategies yo have outlined in this blog are quite ideal to begin and get any students ready and willing to write. It is a reality that the writing process can be difficult but if students are taught to practice and constantly use it, it will become part of their writing still, as it help them to develop patience and perfection. Additionally, peer assistant is a great strategy for students to receive feedback. It is not always that the teacher provide feedback but student do enjoy when one of their peers point out ideas to them. It tends to make them a bit more comfortable in their work. The inquiry approach using hands on is one of the best ways some students learn. It is imperative that students manipulate and see what they are talking and writing as it create a brighter picture in their minds allowing them to describe and tell. As far as the strategy instruction goes, like I made mention of some students enjoy hands on, it is important as a teacher that you learn how each student learns best and apply the relevant strategy if all of your students are to succeed. Finally, model, model and model. Teachers must be willing to model writing. As a teacher, when you model your writing, students develop a greater sense of understanding of what is expected and would begin to produce better work. If teacher ought to be successful in teaching students to become better writers, I must say Miss Clarke that you have provided some great strategies that would help. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything that was said Zoe. There is always an approach to help our students improve their writing. I know sometimes Students may feel lost or stuck when assigned writing instruction but with the appropriate strategies they can overcome it. My favorite practice you mentioned is "write and provide a model for students". From my experiences, I find that when I write with my students they develop a better interest in writing because students love to be engaged! So this is something I will practice more in order to shape my students writing ability.
ReplyDeleteZoe, I agree 100% with the best practices for effective writing that you stated. Prewriting, on the other hand, resonated with me since it teaches students how to apply organizing abilities. It assists writers in developing clear logic, identifying weak points in arguments, and increasing efficiency by assisting authors in mapping out, planning, or brainstorming their work prior to commencing a first draft. Additionally, it assists a writer in organizing their thoughts, processing the order of those thoughts in order to effectively present them for their reader, and it facilitates greater understanding. Maintain your excellent effort, Zoe, as I am learning a great deal from your writings.
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