1. EDU-476-Day 4
Writing Integration

2. Growing Success
Read and write down any key points of each section that you believe are important to you and other teachers. Be prepared to present your findings to the class.
Group 1 (2) - Fundamental Principles
Group 2 (2) -Learning Skills and Work Habits in Grades 1 to 12
Group 3 (2) -Performance Standards-The Achievement Chart
Skipping Assessment
Group 4 (3) -Evaluation
Group 5 (4) -Reporting Student Achievement
Group 6 (2) -Students with Special Needs: Modifications, Accommodations, and Alternative Programs
Group 7 (2) -English Language Learners: Modifications and Accommodations
Group 8 (2) -Large-Scale Assessments
Group 9 (2) -Appendix 2-Jot notes about important features of the new report card and/or any other important facts.

3. 4 Main Goals of Writing Instruction
To write clearly and creatively to convey a message
To communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings, and experiences
To understand that writing is a reflective and interactive
Process
To understand the different purposes, audiences, and forms for writing
A guide to effective Instruction in Writing, Kindergarten to Grade 3

4. Attaining these goals needs to include the following:
Instruction
Balance
Choice
Integration
Collaboration
Authentic situations
Success criteria
Descriptive feedback

5. K-3 Writing

6. Stages of Writing Development K-3
In three groups, go to page 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 in the Guide to Effective Instruction K-3 and rewrite the indicators (teacher/student) in your own words
Emergent Stage
Early Stage
Developing Fluency
Range by grade
Kindergarten=emergent to beginning of early stage
Grade 1= middle to late emergent to mid early
Grade 2= beginning early to beginning Developing Fluency
Grade 3=middle early to middle developing fluency

7. Junior Writing

8. Writing in the Junior Grades
Success hinges upon the following best practices:
Instruction
Assessment
Resources

9. Why Junior Writers Write?
Enjoyment
Self-expression
Exploration
Synthesize
Inform
Persuade
Social change

10. Writer’s Workshop Mini-lesson (10-20 minutes)
Status of the Class (2-3 minutes)
Independent writing time/conferencing (25-40 minutes)
Sharing session (5-15 minutes)

11. Instructional Strategies
Writer’s Notebook
Quick Writes
Graphic Writing
Word Study
Reading Response Journals

12. Primary and Junior Writing

13. The Process
Planning
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing

14. 5 Key Instructional Approaches
In five groups read the assigned section and write down the main points. Be prepared to share your answers.
Modelled Writing (2.1)
Shared Writing (3.1)
Interactive Writing (4.1)
Guided Writing (5.1)
Independent Writing (6.1)

15. Elements of Writing Ideas/Content Organization Voice Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Presentations

16. Assessment and Evaluation
diagnostic, formative, summative
before during after
Assessment-formative
done throughout a unit of study
Evaluation-summative
Done at the end of a unit of study

17. Assessment Strategies and Tools
Interest survey
Writing spree/quick write
Anecdotal records, direct observation
Rubrics
Learning lo/reflection log
Writing conferences
Anchor charts
Checklists
Writing portfolios
Growth
Showcase

18. Junior-Overview of Writing Development Continuum
Phase 1-Role Play
Phase 2-Experimental Writing
Phase 3-Early Writing
Phase 4-Conventional Writing
Phase 5-Proficient Writing

19. Text Forms
Narrative Recount Persuasive Report Procedure Explanation

20. Genres
Adventure Historical Fiction Autobiography Humour Biography Information Piece Drama Legend Fable Memoir Fairy tale Mystery Fantasy Poetry Folk Tale Ghost Story Science Fiction

21. Formats
List Sign Letter Newspaper Magazine Diary Play Storyboard Logo Story Joke Graphic Organizer Journal Graph Comic Strip Acrostic Poem Recipe Free Verse Picture Book Rap Song Brochure Blog Wiki Bitstrips

22. Other important stuff!

23. Response to Intervention-RTI
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

24. Reciprocal Teaching Clarifying Questioning Predicting Summarizing
Based on 4 reading strategies
Clarifying
Questioning
Predicting
Summarizing

25. John Hattie’s Research
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26. Reading and Analyzing Non-Fiction Tony Stead
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27. Class Act

28. See You Friday !

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