Here are some pictures of the books we made last year! There’s even more positive reinforcement when students each get a copy of the book to bring home and share with family members. I love to hand their printed work out during parent-teacher conferences so students will have their parents’ undivided attention and praise. I’ve never seen anything motivate students to be writers more than seeing their own work in a printed format. It’s a very simple project, and I would highly recommend it! We use money from our bake sale to have the class book professionally published. So many times over the years, I’ve seen students watch the audience react positively to their writing, and those same students rush back to write more! They have discovered the joy of communicating this way!Įach year we work together to make a class book. The magic is in the audience response, so I always encourage students to be generous in their reactions and feedback.
Students are invited to read their own stories (or ask the teacher to read them). This is the very purpose of writing: communicating ideas! We know that editing and elaborating on ideas can come later if needed.
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If we don’t know how to spell a word, we can check the word wall or just guess and move on!.We can brainstorm ideas, draw pictures, or make diagrams before writing.In our class, we practice the following guidelines in learning about the writing process: Let them see you make mistakes and fix them later. Setting the tone in class for a growth mindset means repeatedly showing students that mistakes are part of learning, and nothing to be anxious about. One of the most important life skills we can offer our students is the freedom to start writing ideas down without worrying about spelling or general perfection. Imagine a story: use writing prompts to create a story about a character.Describe a personal event: write about something you’ve experienced.Write about a familiar story: give a summary, make a new ending, write a letter to someone.Many students have no strategies for thinking of a writing topic, so we spend a lot of time discussing different forms of writing and exploring examples during read-alouds. Allowing students to have opportunities to share their written ideas in a supportive environment.Making students feel confident in their ability to express ideas through writing.
Two priorities that I focus on the most in my primary classroom are: There are so many ways to encourage students to write, even when they are just at the emergent level. We reserve time each day for story writing!
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