Teaching+Writing

//**Teaching Writing.**// __Teacher Modelling.__

Teachers select books based on what the children know or need to know about text types. Teachers talk aloud about how they can improve the information, organisation and ideas in a peace of writing (Hill 2006 p300). Revised also is spelling,structure and punctuation.

__Shared and interactive writing.__

Shared writing involves the teacher holding the pen and the children contribute ideas to the writing. Interactive writing involves the teacher and students sharing the pen to construct the text.

__Guided Writing.__

Gudied writing involves writing in pairs, small groups or individuals. Examples of guided writing are; completing writing that was begun in interactive writing, and writing a small group article to go into a larger school newsletter.

__Independent Writing.__

Independent writing involves children writing with little support from their teacher and write about topics of their choice.

__Conferencing__ 3 kinds of questions:
 * individuals
 * 1) opening questions
 * 2) following questions
 * 3) processing questions


 * group

Takes place when a group of children have similar problems or the teacher wants to teach an aspect of writing to the whole class. Always focus on strengths before critical feedback.