Writing, Listening & Speaking

1. Writing, Listening & Speaking Chapter 8 Cohen & Cowan

2. Process Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Shared writing Interactive writing Language usage Sentence construction Mechanics Blog Strategic listening Critical listening Appreciative listening Key Terms

3. Writing Supports Reading • Use the same intellectual strategies • Similar processes • Many of the same phonics & spelling skills

4. Reading Phonics to decode Recognize voice Activate prior knowledge Read with purpose Writing Phonics to spell Write with voice Activate prior knowledge Write with a purpose Similarities

5. The Writing Process • Prewriting • Purpose & audience • Content plan • Organizational plan • Brainstorm • Web • Drawing • Prompts • Outlining

6. Process - (continued) • Drafting • Revising • Conferring • Editing • Publishing

7. The Writing Workshop • Beginning Sept. 1 • Make time • Keep the schedule • Organize the classroom • Provide materials • Keep track

8. Writing Rubric

9. Prewriting: Takes notes Organizes Discusses with others Researches Constructs AGO’s Purpose and Audience Prewriting: Doesn’t do any or most of the things the skilled writer does Doesn’t plan for audience or purpose Skilled Writer - Unskilled Writer

10. Drafting: Write in style appropriate to audience Frequently re-read Work with an outline Take time to get ideas on paper Drafting: Informal style Don’t re-read Don’t use outlines Little organization Over-emphasize spelling, mechanics Complete in short time; no-rereading Skilled WritersUnskilled Writers

11. Revising/Editing: Reread and edit Make structural corrections May ask others to edit Revising/Editing: Don’t review Don’t make corrections First copy is final copy (If re-write, copy neatly in ink) Skilled WritersUnskilled Writers

12. Fluency: Writes many words Easy to read Focused on topic Well-crafter paragraphs Fluency: Few words Stilted, difficult to follow Paragraphs poorly formed Skilled WritersUnskilled Writers

13. Clear opening and closing Logical progression of ideas Few or no errors Effective punctuation No opening or closing End abruptly Text not organized Content not developed Pattern of errors Hard to read Many misspellings Skilled WritersUnskilled Writers

14. Rich vocabulary Variety of words Complete Sentences Varied sentences Over-use favorite words Use high-frequency words Incomplete or simple sentences Poorly crafted sentences Skilled WritersUnskilled Writers

15. The Writing Workshop Introduction (5 min) Mini-lesson (10 min) Independent writing & conferring (30 min.) Wrap-up & sharing experiences (5 min)

16. Writing Strategies for LD Students • Plenty of time • Use process (with much support) • Interesting topics • Computers, spell check, etc. • Social climate • Frequent conferences

17. Publish! Puppets

18. Assessing Writing “Errors are our most important teaching tools.” ----James Moffett

19. Listening

20. Listening vs. Hearing “Converts language to meaning in the mind” But who is listening?

21. 5 Types of Listening Discriminative For details For Understanding (strategic) Critical listening (evaluate for validity) Appreciative

22. Classroom Instruction • Read aloud • Sharing/show-and-tell • Centers • Games • Guided listening instruction

23. Listening Level • (IRI) • Determine a child’s capacity

24. Speaking

25. Need to develop speaking skills • Group work • Storytelling • Choral speaking • Drama • Structured play • Learning centers • Oral reports & presentations