Highlights from Chapter 5:
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose collaboratively, the teacher acting as expert and scribe for her apprentices as she demonstrates, guides, and negotiates the creation of meaningful text, focusing on the craft of writing as well as the conventions. p. 83
During shared writing you are holding the pen and guiding rthe writing while acting as an expert for your group of apprentices. p. 84
It's a delicate balance, seeking and validating students' input while at the same time shaping their thoughts in a respectful, collaborative manner. p. 84
Regardless of student age, shared writing needs to be a major part of every writing program.
p. 85
Shared writing helps provide the rich oral language modeling that stimulates literacy development. p. 85
Shared writing is a safe context in which struggling learners can shine. p. 85
We can use shared writing to teach conversation, humor, character development, interesting beginnings - everything authors do. p. 86
Shared writing can take the form of narratives, lists, charts, booklets, poems, pamphlets, newsletters, worksheets, etc. p. 86
Frequent rereading of texts they have taken part in writing is also a terrific strategy for improving the fluency, reading skills, and confidence of developing readers, English language learners, and readers who struggle. p. 87
Interactive writing is a form of shared writing in which the teacher and a student or students share the pen. The student writes the letters he or she can write, the teacher writes the rest.
p. 87
Tried and True Ideas for Shared Writing:
pp. 112 - 118.
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Jan,
have you found any time to do a shared writing activity? You have such strong writers this year and this might drive some of them crazy but it's a fun activity that gives kids a chance to see how good writers think
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