KSSR YEAR 2

2011

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TEACHING WRITING

CONTENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS

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CONTENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS

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CONTENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS

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REFLECT: Writing Dos and Don’ts

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When teaching writing to Level 1 pupils, what do you normally… …tell them to do?

…tell them not to do?

Activity 1: ‘Stickies’

Writing: Process versus Product

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Writing: Process versus Product

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Product Process

Neatness Choosing a Topic

Good Spelling Gathering Information

Correct Punctuation Organizing Ideas

Perfect Sentences Composing

What is your emphases?

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The Process or the Product?

Developing writing skills happen over a series of stages and it doesn’t happen quickly.

It is a PROCESS.

(Curriculum Development Department, MoE)

4 SCAFFOLDED STAGES TO TEACHING THE WRITING SKILLS TO CHILDREN

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SCAFFOLDED WRITING

To teach writing effectively…

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…teachers need to provide scaffolding required for the particular writing activity.

Scaffolding in Education

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Like its namesake in the construction industry, scaffolding in education is a temporary support mechanism. Students receive assistance early on to complete tasks, then as their proficiency increases, that support is gradually removed.

(http://serc.carleton.edu)

THE FOUR SCAFFOLDED STAGES

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Modeled Writing

Shared Writing

Guided Writing

Independent Writing

Activity 2: Group Task

MODELED WRITING

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The teacher is the active writer.

Teacher chooses the topic.

Teacher demonstrates the skills of gathering and ordering information.

Teacher thinks aloud.

Teacher writes slowly and says a few words ahead before she writes them.

Teacher asks pupils what they would like to know to model the thought process in writing.

MODELED WRITING - VIDEO

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SHARED WRITING

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Pupils contribute ideas while the teacher writes.

Lots of discussions, questions and answers.

Thinking aloud continues to be used.

Teacher will scribe the words, but students are now invited to contribute to the piece.

SHARED WRITING - VIDEO

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GUIDED WRITING

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The step between teacher-directed and independent writing.

Teacher utilizes prompts and clues to help develop ideas and organization.

Teacher works with students either in small groups or individually.

Oral discussion of sentences is conducted before writing.

GUIDED WRITING - VIDEO

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INDEPENDENT WRITING

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Pupils use ideas from Shared Writing to produce their own independent piece.

Pupils may refer to other materials to revise and edit composition.

Pupils effectively utilize written language for their own purposes or as assigned by the teacher.

Teacher should include a time to share the pupils’ writing to provide validation.

WRITING ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM

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CONTROLLED WRITING

CONTROLLED WRITING

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Controlled writing focuses on establishing patterns, structure, punctuation and word order.

ACTIVITIES FOR CONTROLLED WRITING

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Copying

Making lists

Filling up forms

Fill-in-the-blanks

Using substitution tables

Rebus writing

Sample of worksheet

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

REFERENCES

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http://www.primary-education-oasis.com/teaching-writing-to-children.html

http://www.ehow.com/info_8221330_controlled-writing-activities.html

http://www.youtube.com