Sunday, February 17, 2008
Ch. 5 Do More Shared Writing
We did pieces in my class on who they admire. This was a new vocabulary word for many of them so we needed many examples. We really shared before writing. On pae 85, I liked how "In shared writing the the teacher does not place expectations for correctness on the students." This speaks volumes to me since I'm always looking for that piece they need to improve and instead I need to be building their confidence. I also liked the idea of using their writing to develop their fluency since I see their great love to share.
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Janice,
I was also pleased about the comment of not looking for correctness in shared writing as much as looking for great ideas and the ways of putting a story together. I feel that shared writing also holds many teachable moments about words, word choice, organization, great introductions, etc.
I was also glad to see the comment on not looking for correctness. As teachers I think we always want perfection for our kids and lose focus of what we are suppose to be doing, as I am finding out in this book.
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