BY: AMANDA WARK

Kid Writing

What is Kid Writing?It is a highly successful approach

to early literacy which was developed over the course of 10 to 15 years first in Eileen's and then Isabell's classrooms.

Kid Writing is a technique for teaching young writers to write.

How is Kid Writing Structured?

Students are given a writing journal that is dated everyday

Students select the topic to write about and begin writing.

Students then draw a picture to match their story.

How is the Writing Process Started?

Students generate a sentence to write.Students with the help of the

teacher stretch out words phonetically.Students use magic lines (-) for

any words or sounds that are unknown.

Students then draw a picture to match their writing.

Kid Crowns

Kid Crowns are easy ways for students to remember important words.Buzz of “was” Wiz of “is”

Love of “of”

At What Point?

When is an appropriate time to let a student write independently?

When a student can… sound out a word using reasonable

phonetic spelling. stretch out a word and tell

the teacher all the letters without using magic lines (-)

Sample Kid Writing

Elmer the Elephant

21st Century Application

Weekly one student will be selected as the “Student Author”

With the help of the teacher the students work will be displayed using Digital StoryTelling.

References

Paper and pencil http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/3392279528/

Alphabet http://www.flickr.com/photos/54470160@N08/5076429087/sizes/l/in/p

hotostream/ Bee

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/2549520466/ Wizard

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmscott/274111866/ Heart

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reiver/2272706509/ Paper with alphabet

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=3AB00D43-9670-4092-8E30-470F8B9D8FE5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Mouse and Keyboard http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardthomas78/39149869/