Chapter 13 Written Language
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The Writing Process
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Early Literacy and Writing Encourage children to –Write early –Use invented spelling –Explore the alphabetic nature of writing –Develop concepts about print
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Strategies for Writing Written conversations Personal journals Patterned writing Graphic organizers Drawing pictures
Graphic Organizers: Venn Diagram
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Multi-sensory Method for Spelling 1.Meaning & pronunciation: look at word, say it, use in sentence 2.Imagery: trace the word, see the word, write the word 3.Recall: look at the word, close eyes and see it, spell the word orally 4.Writing the word: students write the word from memory and check the spelling against the original 5.Mastery: cover the word and write it 3 times
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Types of Writing Manuscript Writing Cursive Writing Typing or Keyboarding
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Advantages of Word Processing Motivation Collaboration Ease of revision Help with fine-motor problems Special features –Spell checkers –Thesaurus –Talking computers