At this workshop, Sheena and Louise shared practical ideas for planning and teaching writing at emergent, early, and fluent levels, with reference to ‘The Writing Book’.
Aims for the workshop were:
- To introduce the key principles of an effective writing programme
- To break down the components of a balanced writing programme
- To explore the features of both long and short writing lessons
So what?
Session 1: Introduction
Guiding principles
The gradual release of responsibility model
Reading/writing links
Overview of the Writing Toolkits
The writing classroom
Creating a culture of risk-taking for writing
Organising guided writing
Planning for writing
Authentic opportunities for writing
Text types vs other writing forms
Session 2: The writing lesson
Generating ideas for writing
The writing lesson
Session 3: The skills toolkit
Organising ideas for writing
Mini-lessons to teach specific skills
Quick Write activities
Now what?
I will try to
implement what I learnt into my teaching practice.
implement what I learnt into my teaching practice.
