Mayawest Writing Project

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• 1. 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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• 2. 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?

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