The Dynamic Trio

It's the final lecture of the semester. My time spent at DTE has been extremely memorable, and the connections that have been made there will last a lifetime. It has been brought to my attention that educators have a wide variety of options available to them in order to better meet the needs of their pupils. Ms. Quinn focused on two different persuasive writing strategies. The gradual release of responsibility framework is a method of teaching that places an emphasis on guiding students along the path toward independent learning. This quick video from YouTube goes into further detail  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5uBmriDNo . Here is an image that shows the various stages of the model. Now, cultivating an atmosphere that fosters the production of writers is easier than you might think it is. To begin, the act of writing should be pleasant; there should be a location set aside where people of all ages and backgrounds can practice their writing skills. It has been imaginatively d...

What better way to start the final class than with revision! With practicum around the corner, having ‘refresher’ classes is ideal. In this session, we first narrowed in on the different types of strategies. Using acronym-based strategies will always be a favorite as it allows you to be creative with your students. The only struggle I see with this strategy is finding an interesting word that brings out the aspects of writing that are being covered. Where persuasive writing is concerned, we looked at the acronyms POW and TREE . This is just one of many strategies that can be utilized during writing. Here is a link I found for 13 other writing acronyms: https://www.thesuccessmanual.in/chapter/13-useful-writing-acronyms The Gradual Release of Responsibility is another aspect of writing (and teaching in general) that has stuck with me throughout my tenure at DTE. It is one that I will definitely try to make use of in the classroom, whether during practicum or daily lessons. The strategy ...

  你好 - N ǐ h ǎ o my people!! Welcome back to my blog for yet another fantastic week. I hope my last blog on helping struggling writers tremendously informed you of how to assist these struggling writers within your classroom   and that you are now prepared for this week's blog post. <3 How do you c reat e an environment that helps students to learn how to write ? Ensuring that students are within a positive learning environment when they are writing is important in the development of exceptional writers. If a student is unable to write for, they may be having issues with spelling, creating ideas, unable to structure their writing pieces appropriately, may lack understanding of grammar concepts, or struggling with writing overall for their lack of interest. A teacher’s objective is to foster a supportive learning environment for his/her students in the classroom, which would subsequently develop their writing substantially. In achieving this goal, a supportive learning e...

  As we begin winding down to the end of the semester, I often sit and reminisce on the first set of classes we attended and of course our first blog entries. We have come a long way my dear colleagues, but our journey is far from over. This week focused on strategies that can be used to support struggling writers. In my opinion, this is an issue that should be addressed as often as possible. Many issues can surface as students are learning new things every day. It is the task of the teacher to ensure that students are grasping what is being covered and also tending to any issues they may have where writing and reading are concerned. A struggling reader can take many forms. The student may not know what topic they want to write on, one may be struggling to expound on their ideas and we all have the one student who for some reason seems to have a burning fire under his/her chair and can't sit still. It may be easier for the teacher to have a binder or a folder containing each stud...

  Support for Struggling Writers Hallo everyone, welcome back to another wonderful week of my blog.   😊 Trusting that you guys were greatly informed in my last blog about the six approaches to teaching writing and are ready for today's blog post. <3   Why support struggling writers? Let’s face it, we have all had some issues with developing our writing pieces at some point in our lives. Yes! Even teachers too. I would admit even as I am doing this degree I may second guess what I have written, or may not even know how to start. Students also become struggling writers because they lack interest in the topics given, or their writing pieces may be disorganized. Here are some other reasons why students may struggle to write in the classroom: But how do we as teachers support these struggling writers within the classroom? Here are twelve (12) strategies to support struggling writers and some pointers to assist you in developing each strategy within your classroo...