The Dynamic Trio

  As we get closer to our final curtain at DTE I find that I am a little sad as I will definitely be missing my lecturers and fellow classmates. This has indeed been one heck of a ride and the rumors about teacher training are unjust. Being in the same space with like-minded individuals who are all working towards a goal for their own different reasons is definitely motivating. I can’t count the numerous skills I learned from classmates and of course my lecturers. The only regret that I have from this course is that I didn’t learn all these different strategies sooner. Let's jump into it!  Struggling Writers goes beyond students because even as adults we struggle with our own writing. Let's first identify some simple ways we can get better at writing. Writing needs to be done more often. Writing is a skill that has to be developed over time. To get better at writing we should practice writing. From my own experience when I started teacher training I was not writing that often ...

  Approaches To Teaching Writing Penmanship approach Penmanship was primarily concerned with transcription—the actual act of writing—and required creating legible, precise, and sometimes exquisitely shaped letters on the page. Children practiced and imitated models from printed copybooks in order to learn how to write properly. Early learners first practiced single letters, then words, phrases, and finally paragraphs. Some teachers directed their classes to write letters together while giving verbal instructions, such as "Up, down, left curve, rapid" (Thornton, 1996). Even without actually creating letters, kids will occasionally practice writing by pushing and pulling the pencil across the paper. Regardless of the method used to teach handwriting, "writing" lessons focused more on copying than on creating new words. Penmanship is important in improving students practical skills with writing. Being able to write clearly and accurately is very important for students ...

  Ciao guys. I hope everyone enjoyed my last blog 😊 <3   As a teacher at the primary level, I can recount many times children’s desire to write as one lacking enthusiasm.  This occurs when they are given a topic to write about in Language Arts, some students find it difficult to develop their thoughts, while others may take a while to come up with the correct phrases or words to use in their writing pieces, some may even be struggling to form their letters correctly which may take them some time as they struggle to complete their writing piece, all just to name a few of the many problems I have seen when given the task. Hence, more has to be done in the classroom to foster students' love of writing as well as their awareness and respect of its purpose, and to do this here is where teachers such as myself need to incorporate these six approaches for teaching writing within the classroom. What are these six (6) approaches for teaching writing? ·    ...

Approaches to teaching writing This course has indeed placed an emphasis on the many ways an educator can teach writing. This is understandable as the topic, learning ability of the students and even the learning environment can be changed whether controlled or uncontrolled. As an educator, we should be able to analyze the lesson objectives and utilize a strategy or an approach that is suitable when giving instructions. This week we focused on a few approaches, and as I've said before and will continue to say, there are indeed a few I will try to implement within my classroom as teaching Language Arts will always be challenging to me.   Penmanship The penmanship approach can be utilized during the Kindergarten level. This has been identified as the earliest approach to teaching writing which focuses on transcribing, which involves creating legible and accurate writing on a page. I can remember as far back as Grade 1 when our teacher would take her time to ‘rule up’ t...

      What really had an impact on me this week was creating our own writing philosophy. I found that while typing and listing my ideas I felt something change in me, the desire and drive to have an impact on the students under my care. I really enjoyed this writing exercise because I was allowed to use figurative language which I really enjoy. Here is my writing philosophy, let me know your thoughts and I can't wait to see your pieces. Writing Philosophy             Writing is a process that requires practice and exposure to hone one's skills. As an educator, I will be the catalyst that inspires change within my students by exposing my students to various reading and writing strategies. Like a mirror, I would like my students to also reflect on me where I can improve as their teacher. There is a great misconception that writing is difficult or boring. It is not! Writing is fun and one of the truest forms of express...

  こんにち は Kon'nichiwa my friends. Come and take a look at this week’s blog.   Lit102- Although I wasn't feeling 100% on the first day of class this week and the video presentations were a little difficult to hear at first because the course was a little noisy, I quickly got back on track with the use of a colleague’s headphones, learning everything I needed to know about the relationships between reading and writing, and eventually was able to write my own teacher's philosophy, which you will see at the end of this page. 😊 😊😊😊😊 To conclude, LIT102 was easy to understand for my previous knowledge of writing and reading was still very evident in my brain and so it came in as added information for me as I build my knowledge more and more.     According to (Leipzig, 2013), reading is a multifaceted process involving word recognition, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. As students learn to read starting from the learning of their letter sounds, to t...