Interactive Writing and Structured Writing
Interactive or structured writing is when the teacher guides group writing. All children participate in the composing and even construct various aspects of the writing. Students experience writing for a purpose and with meaning.
One way to initiate interactive writing is through response to literature that offers a topic for discussion. For example after reading the Little Red Hen, you can write about why it is important to help others. As you share the pen with the students, work at their level of independence. Making a list such as this is a great way to teach and model writing.
EXAMPLES OF INTERACTIVE WRITING
Here are some other ways to include interactive writing during your writing times.
- Class made books
- Story analysis
- Class letter
- Names
- Rewriting nursery rhymes and poems
- Student generated sentences
- Schedules
- Story maps
- Sentence strips
- Have/Can/Are activities
Structured Writing is an effective method of modeling, reinforcing, and providing practice in the use of conventions of print. Through structure writing, children can practice basic grammatical and spelling conventions, practice using sight words, and spelling.
In Structured Writing, teachers provide a model for the children to copy directly onto paper. Modeling begins with very simple developmental tasks that increase in difficulty. Progression includes: Single letter formation, fill in the blank sentences such as I like ______. I can ride a ______, and then onto full word and sentence formation. Then the progression moves on to copying poems,
EXAMPLES OF STRUCTURE WRITING
Following are some examples of structure writing activities.
- Writing alphabet letters
- Class-Made book reproductions
- Fill in the blank sentences
- Copying Sentences
- Copying Poetry
- Making Cards
- Reconstructing and copying sentences
- Tracing sentences
- Filling out forms
- Labeling (tracing or copying)
Here are some of my favorite writing products.
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Are you looking to greatly improve student writing in your kindergarten classroom?
These Writing Continuum Cards align to kindergarten core expectations. These simple cards allow students to self monitor as they work towards the progression to the next level of writing.
This continuum includes six steps: 1) Prewriting 2) Random Letter Stage 3) Emergent Stage 4) Developmental Stage 5) Pre-Conventional Stage 6) Conventional Stage.
Each card describes the characteristics that reflect the writing stage in a “I Can” format. The characteristics are written clearly to allow students understanding of the learning necessary as they move forward to the next writing level. Providing these clearly written anchor cards motivate young writers to aspire to reach greater heights.
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These clean and simple Anchor Posters server as the visual link your students need to become independent, emergent writers.
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Writing Lessons and Writing Prompts
It is easy to teach writing standards by using the methods included in this Writing to Read Packet. It includes:
Fourteen pages of writing tips and methods. Including a step by step delivery method of Scaffold Writingbased on the works of Vygotsky.
Four scripted lessons to increase writing independence: Nouns, Adjectives, Beginning-Middle-End and Spaces
Three Hundred Fifty Five pages ready to copy writing prompts to put in students writing binders. Four style choices are included.
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