Piecing Together the Writing Puzzle

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Sowhat is puzzling you about Assisted
Writing -Interactive Writing? -Write Aloud?
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Piecing Together the Writing Puzzle

• Presented by
• Karen Maloney, Jones Elementary
• Kelli Thexton, Westside Elementary

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Assisted Writing
Interactive Writing
Write Aloud
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Why Assisted Writing?

• To create a situation that promotes risk taking
• To demonstrate effective writing strategies
• To help children learn how to apply their
  existing knowledge to problem-solving in
  different places and on new information

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Interactive Writing
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What is Interactive Writing?

• a shared experience between the teacher and a
  small group of children who collaboratively write
  a text. Apprenticeship in
  Literacy
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  Dorn, French, Jones
• an instructional context in which a teacher
  shares a pen literally and figuratively with
  a group of children as they collaboratively
  compose and construct a written message.
  Interactive Writing
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  McCarrier, Pinnell, Fountas

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What are the elements of Interactive Writing?

• Writing Together
• We all decide what we are going to say.
• We say it together.
• We write it down together.
• Sometimes the teacher writes and sometimes
  children help with the writing.
• Not everyone will get a turn every day, but over
  time, everyone will get a chance to contribute to
  the writing.
• Its important for everyone to pay attention and
  to reread together.
  

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When will I do Interactive Writing?

• Whole Group Daily Writing Lesson
• Small Group Daily Writing Lesson
• On DemandAnytime ! ! !

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What types of writing could be done as
Interactive Writing?

• simple sentence
• dialogue bubble
• menu
• recipe
  
• list
• weather report
• morning news
• summary or extension of a story that has been
  read aloud

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Types of Writing, continued

• survey question that children in the class will
  answer.
• addition to or summary of a story read in a
  guided reading session
• labeling art or a classroom item
• letter to an individual or to another class
• record of information gained through inquiry
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! ! !

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What are other things to consider when doing
Interactive Writing?

• Focus
• -Writing Continuum
• Spelling
• -Conventional
• Time
• -Quality vs. Quantity
• Materials
• -Variety

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What are some prompts to use in Interactive
Writing?

• What is the first word?
• What is the next word?
• What is the first sound?
• What is the next sound?
• Say that word slowly.
• You dont hear this sound, but this letter makes
  it look right.
• We are finished with that word. We need to leave
  a space like it looks in books. That makes it
  easier to read.
• What is that like on our ABC Chart?

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How does Interactive Writing change over time?

• Independence
• Length
• Detail
• Apprenticeship in Literacy

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What does Interactive Writing look like?

• Ive added some pieces to my puzzle,
• but its nowhere close to being finished, yet!

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Write Aloud
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Why Write Aloud?

• The primary goal of the teacher is to demonstrate
  the importance of composing a meaningful,
  coherent message for a particular audience and a
  specific purpose.

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What are the Elements of Write Aloud

• Main reason for writing is to create a story that
  others will enjoy
• First copy is sloppy copy and the main concern is
  the quality of the message.
• When the story is complete, it will be reread to
  ensure that the message has been communicated in
  an effective and descriptive way.
• Show important ways to solve particular words

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• Applies a wide range of problem solving
  strategies and resources as message is composed
• Main purpose is to construct a meaningful and
  interesting message.
• Rereading after working on a new word or added a
  new detail to keep her mind on the composing
  process.
• Children are active participants in this process

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Write Aloud

• Writing aloud provides children with shared
  opportunities to learn how to construct and
  organize ideas for particular purposes and how to
  solve words on the spot. It can emerge from
  read-alouds, storytelling, hands-on experiences,
  shared readings, and content-related books.
• Apprenticeship in Literacy, p 65

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Write Aloud Structure

• Prewriting Discussion
• Negotiate the text
• Revise
• Edit

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What does Write Aloud Look Like and Sound Like?
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Questions and Answers
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Resources

• Apprenticeship in Literacy
• Linda J. Dorn, Cathy French, Tammy Jones
• Interactive Writing
• Andrea McCarrier, Gay Su Pinnell,
• and Irene Fountas
• Special Thanks to My Boys!
• Special Thanks to Ms Mathews 1st Graders