Process Writing

1. Process Writing • Developmental Stages of Writing • Writing Process • Balanced Writing Instruction for the Emergent / Progressing Writer • Presented by: • Natalie Meek and Melissa Vandermeer • Designed and Developed by Belinda Cini and Melissa Vandermeer for Rockets • Fern Bluff Elementary, Round Rock ISD, 2000

2. Developmental Stages of Writing Based on the Work of Richard Gentry Scribbling (Precommunicative) Students make a random assortment of marks on their paper. Marks can be large, circular, random, and resemble drawing.

3. Developmental Stages continued... Letter - like Symbols (Precommunicative) Students use letter-like forms, sometimes randomly placed and interspersed with numbers.

4. Developmental Stages continued... String of Letters (Precommunicative) Students write with some legible letters, usually all capitals. They do not have appropriate letter/sound matching and often have not begun spacing.

5. Developmental Stages continued... Semiphonetic Students will begin writing with appropriate letter/sound matching. At first, they will usually write just the beginning sounds of words. Then they will move to using ending sounds and finally medial sounds. Spacing between words is usually evident at this stage.

6. Developmental Stages continued... Phonetic Students write with appropriate letter/sound matching for all audible phonemes in each word. Some sight words may be spelled correctly.

7. Developmental Stages continued... Transitional Invented spellings are interspersed with standard spellings. The writing is readable and approaches conventional spelling. Students may stay at this stage for years.

8. Developmental Stages continued... Conventional (Standard) Students can spell almost all words correctly and have developed an understanding of root words, compound words, contractions, and spelling patterns.

9. The Writing Process • Prewriting/Planning • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing/Sharing

10. The Writing Process continued... • Prewriting/Planning • choose topic • determine the audience • decide on a graphic organizer • find, select, and order information

11. The Writing Process continued... Drafting • follow your plan • write; put thoughts down on paper • read over your writing as you go

12. The Writing Process continued... Revising • make your story sound better • read your stories to others; do they have questions? • think about what others said • change your story to clarify meaning • reshape, recraft, remold

13. The Writing Process continued... Proofreading / Editing • make your writing look right • check spelling • check capitalization • check punctuation • check usage

14. The Writing Process continued... Publishing / Sharing • select a title • decide on a publishing product • rewrite piece or have someone rewrite for you • illustrate • share your writing

15. Balanced Writing Instruction Writing To The teacher models the writing process by writing and “thinking aloud” in front of the students.

16. Balanced Writing continued... Writing With The teacher provides support and guidance for new learning in writing through: • Shared writing - Students and teacher compose a written piece together, with the teacher writing in front of the students. • Interactive writing - Same as shared writing, except the students and teacher “share the pen.” • Guided writing - The child does the writing while receiving support from the teacher and/or other students.

17. Balanced Writing continued... Independent Writing Students have many opportunities to write on their own, both free choice and teacher-directed.

18. Writing in the Classroom Writing Workshop Students are engaged in the writing process during this daily 45-minute writing block. After a teacher write-to and/or mini-lesson, students work independently in their draft books on self-chosen topics. The teacher roves to provide quick assistance or redirection and holds individual conferencesto work with each student at their point of need. Individualized expectations are set so that instruction is developmentally appropriate and each child is held accountable for their own learning.

19. Writing in the Classroom continued... Writing Workshop

20. Writing in the Classroom continued... Writing in the Content Areas Students write within defined parameters or to answer a teacher-given prompt. The focus is on using writing to effectively communicate understandings and information.