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Ten Writing Instructional Strategies Every Teacher Should Know
Douglas Fisher San Diego State University
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Language Experience Approach
Students are active language users Teacher transcribes students’ words (whole class, small group, or individual) Students extend text
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Interactive Writing Oral Language Composition & Construction
“Sharing the pen” students write in front of their peers
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Writing Models Offers a pattern or form to scaffold writing
Using existing text students insert original writing
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Generative or “Given Word” Sentences
Focus on the craft of writing Lessons to refine practice Use student examples for editing “No excuse”
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Word Pyramids Requires students to consider lots of words
Explores and expands word knowledge Dictionary use?
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Power Writing Brief, timed writing events to improve fluency
Students chart their own progress Extension - progressive writing
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Found Poems Student use existing text Select specific words/phrases
Arrange them in free-verse Requires re-reading of texts
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RAFT Writing Role, Audience, Format, and Topic are explicitly taught
Perspective taking is the focus
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Writing to Learn What do students know and think? Brief prompts
Yesterday’s news – a review of class from the previous day Crystal ball – a prediction of what might come next Best thing I learned – a summary or analysis of the best part of class Exit slip – a written review of the class completed before leaving the room Not process papers
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Independent Writing Based on a prompt, students produce original writing Multiple genres Rubrics guide students’ completion of the task
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Interactions: Writing and the Language Arts
Read aloud or shared reading Independent reading Word study (word wall) Collaborative learning centers Individual and small group instruction
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