Students often need individual support to engage in reading and writing. I am the only teacher in my class, and even though my students are under control there in not enough time. I have discovered that in certain moment when I have the chance to have one on one time the results are amazing. I have specially noticed in our Spanish speaking students the lack of confidence and self esteem that results in a lower achievement. This mini sessions that I sometimes have with them usually bring a smile on their faces, when they experience their accomplishment. How can we address this issue?
The greatest problem in teaching writing is what approach to use and deciding what are the best practices. I have been taught using the story starters, modes of writing and the free topic approach. I have tried teaching writing using various methods but my favorite is the multi-genre approach. The problem is that most textbooks are not aligned to that approach. In the Maya West Writing Project, we used a multiple intelligence approach combining writing with art, music, technology, drama, videos, even the culinary arts. While I found this very motivating, there is the practicality of using a textbook to reinforce skills, definitions, etc. Is teaching writing moving towards a non textbook approach completely?
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Janice | February 1, 2009 at 12:11 am
Students often need individual support to engage in reading and writing. I am the only teacher in my class, and even though my students are under control there in not enough time. I have discovered that in certain moment when I have the chance to have one on one time the results are amazing. I have specially noticed in our Spanish speaking students the lack of confidence and self esteem that results in a lower achievement. This mini sessions that I sometimes have with them usually bring a smile on their faces, when they experience their accomplishment. How can we address this issue?
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A. Morgan | February 4, 2009 at 4:48 pm
The greatest problem in teaching writing is what approach to use and deciding what are the best practices. I have been taught using the story starters, modes of writing and the free topic approach. I have tried teaching writing using various methods but my favorite is the multi-genre approach. The problem is that most textbooks are not aligned to that approach. In the Maya West Writing Project, we used a multiple intelligence approach combining writing with art, music, technology, drama, videos, even the culinary arts. While I found this very motivating, there is the practicality of using a textbook to reinforce skills, definitions, etc. Is teaching writing moving towards a non textbook approach completely?