Literacy Test

• good
• extensive practice

• easy
• difficult
• the most difficult
• simple

• must attend to many details of print: top to bottom, spacing, return sweep
• want students to be risk takers

sticker left corner of page, space man, ABC chart

• attend more actively to the composing process
• begins early stages of editing
• writing reflects greater skill

• transcribing skills are faster & more automatic
• focus more on craft of writing
• moves through all stages of writing

Must be a balance between composing & transcribing

• Skill that needs to be taught
• show how thier are different meanings and how the words are ordered in the book
• using 1st letter to open dictionary

• literacy block where children learn the process of how to write
• learn a variety of skills & strategies to take them through the writing process, while teaching language arts

• identifying purpose & audience
• stage about planning, gathering, & organizing ideas

Strategies include: topic lists, graphic organizers, journal entries

• when writing 1st draft there will be a lot of crossing out
• content is emphasized rather than mechanics

Strategies include: skip every other line, keep graphic organizer visible, 5 W's & H

• read for clarity & best choice of words
• reorganize content & insert or delete details

Strategies include: read it to the wall, word journals, peers, dictionary

elimination of errors in spelling, punctuation, & capitalization

Strategies include: class experts, minimal mark, skill charts, COPS, group revising

• this is the polished work
• error free
• neat handwriting
• computer generated

• writers notebook
• ABC chart
• Give me 5
• Topic List
• Action Words
• COPS
• Writing checklists

• it is a special chair
• should take 5-10min; depends on grade level

• Incorporate TAG
• 2 stars & 1 wish

• simulated journals-- POV writing
• learning logs
• response/ buddy journals
• Applications, Want Ads/ letters

a writing conference is the heart of teaching the writing process

conference at the teachers desk, students desk, and reading/writing table

20% teacher & 80% student

• all are brief
• focused
• designed to engage students in self-reflective learning

• teacher conducts an individual conference for 3 to 5 min/day with 5 students
• goal is to meet with all students once a week

• students request conference for immediate assistance
• could be too many requests
• encourage student to work on other writing while waiting

• students conference with each other
• students need to ask: what piece is about; what do I like; anything confusing?

• in addition to teacher-scheduled
• may occur anytime during writing process
• allows teacher to obserbe the student's writing habits

positive or successful

Mini lessons provide explicit teaching, clear demonstrations, guided assistance, and independent practice

• organization
• strategies
• skills
• author's craft

• success of WW is ground in a well-organized program where students understand routines & procedures
• what are rules & guidelines for WW
• setting up writing notebook
• self managing & locating materials

• teacher uses memorable examples that provide students with models for learning how to problem-solve during writing
• revising your message for clarity
• sticking to a topic
• graphic organizers

• based on district & state standards for each grade level
• using capitalization for beginning of sentence
• using commas for words in a series
• using closing punctuation

• teacher's guide students to notice how writer's write, including language & text conventions
• uisng strong action verbs
• created good lead sentences that hooks reader
• creating catchy endings

Students apply this knowledge to a piece of writing from their writing notebooks & journals