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Created by Shari Sloane www.kidscount1234.com Wild About Writing

Shari Sloane – www.kidscount1234.com Modeled Writing- Teacher chooses text and writes in front of children. Shared Writing- Children choose the text and the teacher writes their words. Interactive Writing- Teacher and the children share the writing, “sharing the pen.” Guided Writing- Child does the writing with the teacher as coach. Independent Writing- Child does writing independently. The first three methods of writing use “dictionary spelling.” Guided writing includes a combination of “inventive” and “dictionary” spelling. The teacher will not help with all of the writing. “Inventive” or “temporary” spelling is used in guided writing and independent writing. It is the child’s own writing.


Creating a Writing Community Consistent and adequate time for daily writing- journals, interactive, modeled A safe environment- kids feel comfortable writing Modeling of print concepts and skills Consistent use of writer’s vocabulary Practice of writing activities- help materials, movement, mechanisms Student writing folders or portfolios Assessment of writing skills- mini-lessons with each journal entry, move up level of difficulty


Writing Center- Picture Dictionaries Lakeshore Word Bank Flip Books-Thematic and/or alphabet Star Words- many different places Word Wall Environmental Print Cards-www.hubbardscupboard.org Seasonal Words (Carson Dellosa Kindergarten 4 Blocks Posters) make fun art displays of words www.atozteacherstuff.com (downloads for $1.95 of seasonal or thematic word walls) ABC Charts- Chant the alphabet- large and small Gel Pens with black construction paper books Rubber Stamps (store in hardware drawers) White boards, shoe polisher mitts for erasers Magic Board Printing Practice Cards (Magna Doodles) Fun Clip Boards- survey forms Little Books with sentence frames- www.kinderlit.com Magnetic Letters-store in tackle organizer List of things to write about (me, birthday, family) (help board or book) Variety of papers- blank books Name Chart- interactive Staplers and tape Samples of Good Writing Learn To Write Series- CTP Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Writing Folder or Office- Alphabet, numbers, color words, shapes, Stop(name, punctuation), Post-it Notes. left/right, star word list Send Home Parent Letter- ideas for writing, names in family (photos) Helps for letter height- ceiling, door, floor, basement Giraffe, alligator, monkey (photo at www.kidscount1234.com) Resource Name Plates or Desk Plates- Alphabet Strips on School Box

Write the Room- Alphabet Book or seasonal sheets ABC Book- phonetically spell 2 words and practice printing the letter Sound Spelling and # of Claps – phonetically spell pictures All 3 at www.kidscount1234.com Use writing assessment (see attachment)


I Can Write About...

Something I did at school

A toy or game

A TV show or movie

Something I’m excited about

What I did with my family

What I did with my friends

Something I know a lot about

If It Is Important to Me,

I Can Write About It!


To assess a child’s writing development, try using this simple tool. -Divide a piece of paper into 6 sections. - Give the child 6 different words to write, 1 in each section. Score accordingly for each word.

1 point- draws a picture 2 points- initial consonant 3 points- initial and final 4 points- all sounds

24 Total Points Possible


Modeled Writing Morning Message- Write what will happen that day. Say the words and punctuation as you write. Spell the words. Repeat format. (Today is Tuesday....) Count words in each sentence. Compare length of sentences. Count the letters in sentences. Compare number of letters. Count sentences. Clap syllables in words. Find words in words- circle with wikki sticks. Name words that rhyme with words in message. “What do you notice?” Talk about punctuation a lot. Stretch out words- listen for sounds

Shared Writing End of the Day Journal- Write about what happened that day. Use the same questioning techniques like those used with Morning Message.

Book of Names or Compliments- The Important Book- M. Wise Brown

KWL- Non- fiction writing

Venn Diagrams

Storybook Elements

Interactive Writing Interactive Writing- Fountas and Pinnell ***Interactive Writing- Kimberly Jordano and Trisha Callella


Helpers for Interactive Writing- Easel Register tape or sentence strips

Computer stickers- “Magic Fix-it Tape”

Smelly markers- change colors per word

Wikki Sticks- circle a word in a word

Magna Doodle or White Board for modeling

Alphabet Chart

Space men- Lakeshore kid counters- E6000 Glue www.reallygoodstuff.com

Class set of white boards, markers and shoe polishers

Keep Sessions SHORT!!

Ideas for Interactive Writing- Predictable Charts - I like to ______. ______ likes to eat _______. Turn charts into class books. Lakeshore Interactive Literacy Charts- EE778 Predictable Charts: Shared Writing For Kindergarten ....- Hall Interactive Charts- Hall

Any reason to write- thank you, labels for art work (i.e.- Big Green Monster, Stone Soup, Classic Tales Retelling, labeling zoo animals, vegetables in garden, transportation), Community Photo Posters, Check-in Questions (answers are written with shared writing), classic tale retelling, recipes (cookies, turkey), How to catch leprechaun, Letters to Santa, label the room, class reminder note, story response

Interactive Writing Cards for Pocket Charts- nursery rhymes (___ and ___ went up the hill; ___ be nimble; ____ put the ____ on.), describing season or person, poems (5 Little Pumpkins) or predictable books, The Gingerbread Man ran_______.


Interactive Writing *Interactive writing is a method of writing during which the teacher and child write meaningful text together. *Examples of appropriate writing include a description of something the children have learned or seen, labels for a story, a letter, directions, a list or any other activity that has meaning to the child. *Individual children come to the easel and write individual letters, groups of letters (word chunks), words they know or punctuation. *The teacher oversees the work, guiding them and interacting with them and fills in what is unknown. *Every child is given the opportunity to apply what he or she knows about language and build on that prior knowledge.

Jordano & Callella- Interactive Writing CTP2291


Guided Writing Group Writing Activities - describe pumpkins, Halloween, animals that hatch Journals- For independent writing- Lakeshore Draw and Write Make Your Own- Spiral bound or stapled paper Include Alphabet Chart & Word Walls inside cover (flip out)

Be sure to set guidelines ahead of time- no wandering, no pencil sharpening (do before), avoid erasing (cross out to save time), use big eraser when erasing Space Men- www.reallygoodstuff.com bucket for each kid to have one Lakeshore Word Spacers

Guess and Go

When to start and how often? Do what you think is best for your class

and YOU!

Notice something about their writing Ask a question about their writing Plan for action Allow opportunity to revisit writing One To One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers - Calkins

Whisper Phones and Self-selected Reading when done.

DidIt Dots

The Author’s Chair or Hat


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___ Date at the top

___ Capital at the beginning of each sentence

___ Period at the end of each sentence

___ Spaceman between words

___ Colorful picture (big, bright and beautiful)

___ Check Star Words

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Independent Writing

Dramatic Play Centers- pocket chart and paper and pencil This is what a clean _______ looks like poster Home, Costume Shop, Grocery Store, Bake Shop, Pizza Hut,

Shoe Store, Doctor’s Office, Veterinarian, Flower Shop, Post Office 15 Irresistible Learning Centers That Build Early Reading & Writing Skills- Fields&Hillstead (OOP- keep checking amazon.com)

Growing Kinders - TPT Lakeshore Dramatic Play Writing Boxes- Restaurant, Grocery, Doctor’s Office etc.

Writing Messages- Bobby Bigmouth, Boo Boo Book

Letters to Nursery Rhyme Characters Speech Balloons Letters to Santa

Clipart from Melonheadz Illustrating

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