+ Writing in Kindergarten Supporting Your Growing Writer

+ What does Kindergarten Writing Look Like … Lots of Pictures and Drawings Labels in the picture Sentences with Stretch Spelling Various text features like speech or thought bubbles,

+ … Across the Year! Beginning of the year… Picture-Focused writing Some labels (First letter, etc) One page piece In the Middle… Moving towards simple sentences Labels that teach or support pictures One or more pages By the End of Kindergarten… More complex sentences Use of sophisticated text features Detailed pictures and words Writing across genres Multiple pages

+ Genres Children will write in K! Story Writing (Narrative) Nonfiction Writing: Lists, All About, How To Persuasive Writing: Signs, Letters, Petitions, Songs

+ Labeling and Why We Ask Children to do it Labeling is an essential practice that leads to sentence writing. It helps students isolate sounds and letters for stretch spelling. It promotes confidence and independence in writing while increasing stamina.

+ What it Means to Write Across Pages… Writing multiple pages on an idea or topic All the pages are connected

+ Nonfiction

+ Narrative

+ Overview of Paper Choices Narrative Writing Picture Box with Lines for the story One page or booklets

+ Overview of Paper Choices Nonfiction Writing All About How to Lists and Labels

+ Overview of Paper Choices Letter Paper Petition Paper

+ What is the Word Wall and How/ Why Children Use it? A collection of sight words that is prominently displayed in each classroom Words are chosen because they are commonly read and written A resource the children use daily through a variety of activities: chanting, cheering, clapping, as well as writing and reading It helps promote independence and confidence as the children use it in daily reading and writing activities The expectation is that students can read and spell most of the words automatically

+ What Do We Expect for Children’s Spelling? I n d e p n d n s (Independence) Sound it out! Stretch spelling promotes an awareness of speech and letter- sound/sound-letter relationships. A word is stretch spelled by saying it slowly and listening for all the sounds heard in the word. Write down each sound and re-read to make sure each sound is recorded! Spelling comes in stages across the year. First letter First and last letter Some medial sounds (like short vowels) Parts of words (sh, ch, th, fl, etc.) Word Patterns (-ight, etc.)

+ The Writing Process: Beginning of the Year Write name Write date Plan Draw pictures Label pictures Write sentences * Choose paper

+ The Writing Process: Mid-End of the Year Choose Paper Write Name Write Date Plan Draw Pictures Write Sentences Revise/ Edit

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