Writing and its Benefits
The first phase in writing; invented spelling, is illustrated by Kelli, a first grader. Young children use invented spelling as a vehicle to express their thoughts. When exposed to various types of print, or writing; cereal boxes, signs, television, billboards, and any books that are read to them, the child will mimic the sounds they hear of the words they wish to write. The writings may appear as scribbles or unconventional writing to the viewer, but to the child it is meaningful, logical writing. The concern for the parent and their child’s invented style of spelling is that the child will later have difficulty transitioning to a more standard, conventional style of spelling. The opposite is true, invented helps
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As time passed, she progressed at reading and acknowledged ways of standard spellings. With teacher encouragement, Kelli worked with her skill of invented spelling that lead her to spelling more words correctly. Beth, a good speller who used invented spelling in the beginning of the school year, and at the end of the school year progress had been seen in her standard writing skills; the “g” was used instead of a “j” in “gently” and a “y” was used instead of an “e” in “merrily”. To help gauge this, teachers may implement meaningful activities such as: songs or nursery rhymes. Less and less (as a child is encouraged and given the freedom to use invented spelling, as they learn to pick up the sounds heard in the words), they will seek help spelling words from the teacher, increasing their confidence level. At some point the teacher may have the child share their writings with them or to another child, but never putting any correction marks on their paper; instead the teacher will have the child say the word or words in question and instruct the rest of the class to listen to a particular point (beginning, middle, or end).
From Invented Spelling to Standard Spelling
To also guide the child from invented spelling to standard spelling, the teacher will look at
Teachers, who are aware of children becoming emergent writers, can better understand the amount of effort and concentration required. Teachers can appreciate the value of observing children’s early writing for evidence of children’s developing phonological knowledge of written language.
Although, there are many parts of grammatical knowledge, which can make a huge differentiation to the quality of children’s reading and writing skills. Misty Adoniou believes that “you can improve your kids’ writing in some very simple ways” (Adoniou, 2014). One major
The article has some strategies that the teacher can use to further support children’s writing development such as; give encouragement, offer a variety of materials, support invented spelling, help tell the story, designate a consistent sharing time, teach children to give appropriate
This lesson was about the word family –at, spelling those words, and beginning sounds of words. They also read the book The Ginger Bread Man and she explains what adaption means when one author writes a book that is different from the original story. They practiced spelling –at family words, some short and some longer, and students come up with words that are in the –at family, even if they are not real words.
Literacy: Brynlee approaches learning situations with a positive attitude and persistence. She is able to use sentence starters to help convey her ideas. Brynlee is also able to use ‘and’ in her writing to connect her ideas. She is encouraged to consistently use finger spaces in her writing to make is easier to read. She has a popsicle stick to use as a physical reminder to help organize her work. She is beginning to expand her writing by adding details. For example, when writing about our lunch she wrote, “I have a hot rod it is red”. She is also encouraged to consistently use lowercase letters inside her sentences. Brynlee has an alphabet visual on her desk as a reminder. She is also in a group for literacy that focuses on sight words and word families, which will support her in further developing her reading and writing. When reading, Brynlee is able to sound out her words and communicate her comprehension skills. She would benefit from using RAZ Kids to further develop her reading abilities. Brynlee is supported in this goal by engaging in a small-guided reading group. We focus on using
Memories of reading Junie B. Jones and learning her address flooded Katelyn’s memory as she talked about her journey of becoming a reader and writer. She recalled times that her mother read stories from the Precious Moments Bible. These memories she recalled were things that took place routinely. As these events consistently took place, they shaped her literacy development and writing process. The times that she read for accelerated reader points for school also demonstrate how she saw the importance of being able to read. Katelyn also recalled memories of tracing letters on the wide ruled kindergarten sheets and the task of knowing how to write in cursive being stressed in elementary school. These events show the beginning stages of writing.
This article is a peer reviewed article found using EBSCOHost.This research study takes 197 five year-olds with low socioeconomic status who are entering kindergarten and compares four different literacy techniques for invented spelling. This study uses the literacy continuum as a basis for its instruction. The group which had the most success and progressed the most were in a process-product mediation group meaning they are the students who were given the opportunity to spell a word first and then were corrected at one level above their application level on the continuum. This means the instructor corrected one aspect of their spelling rather than giving them the word 100% correctly spelled. For example, if they were trying to write the word
The Words Their Way program outlines a developmental spelling approach theory. It assumes that students progress through three stages of spelling in the English language system, and that these stages build off each other. Students make sense of spelling first through letter-sound relationships, then patterns, and finally meaning. It concentrates on an individualized approach. Students are assessed individually, and then taught at their individual developmental stage using the
In Tiffany Writing Development case study, it is learned that Tiffany’s writing development began very early on. The key features of children’s development as writers are evident in Tiffany’s case. In assessing her early forms of writing, it is evident that Tiffany’s writing progression is similar to the Children’s Writing Progression Sample and Sulzby’s categories of emergent writing illustrated in the class textbook. According to the case study, Tiffany’s early form of writing began at 36 months old during a visit to the bank with her mom.
Before each meeting with Mesiah, I create a lesson that I know will benefit her. I focus on the concepts that I know she is struggling with, but I like to make them fun and engaging for her at the same time. This is anything from sight word games, reading a fun book, or reading passage. For this assignment, the assessment I presented to Mesiah was the primary spelling inventory list found in Words Their Way.
Inviting children to share the pen is how they take ownership of their writing. Some children will understand quickly and others need more time. “Effectively incorporating support for children’s varying writing skills provides a gateway to developing other critical literacy skills.” (Caulkins, 1986)
Emphasize the importance of correct spelling in finished written products. (e.g., Word Wall, classroom discussions, and by providing students with examples of written essays that display the correct format of conventions and those that do not.)
The goal of phonic instruction is to aid in identifying the sounds in unfamiliar written words (K12 Reader, n.d.). This is harder for some children to pick up than others. The English alphabet consists of 26 letters. Of these 26 letters, there are 44 sounds associated (Kizphonics, n.d.) for instance, the letter c and k have the same sound. Having and understanding of the sounds, when on their own or blended, will help children become fluent readers, by knowing how to sound out written words that they have not been exposed to. Using phonics to sound out will the help the child to know the word next time they see it (Wang, 2017). Research into phonics suggests that children need to be both explicitly and systematically taught phonics instruction. This is done through methods such as songs, word sorting, making and creating words, scripted teacher directions, worksheets and games (Mesmer & Griffith, 2005 p370). For example, during a writing piece, the teacher may write half of the sentence explicitly showing the sounds and letter relationship, but relies on the student to finish the sentence using their sounding out skills. Along with the many different options of explicit teaching materials, supplying reading books that engage the reader will help the children come back time and time again (Emmitt, Hornsby & Wilson, 2013 p13), helping to match spoken language with written, and grow their letter sound relationships.
Writing is one of the most important skills you can have in life. Being able to construct high-quality papers, among other things, is key. Not only to get a point across, but to accurately give information, or some just like to do it for fun. I write so that people can easily understand what the point is that I'm trying to get across. There are so many different forms of writing that people can utilize however they want to, whether it's for research purposes or for creative purposes. Being able to write well is a skill that can be utilized daily and can is very beneficial whether you have to write something for school, to write a resume and to type something up for a job.
Learning to open our minds to this writing-based program will improve our speaking skills. Consequently, as we speak better our writing will improve and this will help to us to tap into and develop our leadership abilities. Evidently, the more we speak and write correctly, it will also help us as we perform public speaking. Our leadership abilities will approve as we follow these