LIT102 BLOG

On Wednesday 18th November we had an informative discussion on effective writing instruction. We began by researching effective writing instruction. After which my colleagues and Ms.Williams engaged in a discussion. So we know that effective writing involves students writing for authentic audiences and purposes and it also involves students in focussed and scaffolded writing experiences using principled approaches to the teaching of writing such as the teaching and learning cycle or the writing workshop. Hence, more effective writing instruction was highlighted in our discussion. We watch an interactive YouTube video on Pen Portrait, basically what is it all about and how to create one. Ms.Williams asked us to create one for ourselves as teachers of writing.  The photo below is my Pen Portrait.  On Thursday, 19th November, we went into our respective groups as we began the writing process to create a narrative piece. We began to discuss ideas as a group by selecting a topic, t...

 During this lesson, my classmates and I was introduced to Pen portrait by watching a video. The purpose of a pen portrait is to have an informal description of a person or group of people, this may include skills, competencies, and attributes. Here is my first try on a pen portrait about myself.                                                        Corrie Lawrence began her journey in teaching at the Nevis Academy Primary School and taught for six months at grade one. Ms Lawrence enjoyed working with children and decided to take it a step further by becoming enrolled at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in the primary education program.     Ms Lawrence has gained writing skills,  experience, and became an effective communicator and listener. She is now able to get a message across in a clear and succi...

 Two videos was shown by the lecture in relation to the stages of writing and the incorporation of spelling in language. We learn the importance of spelling. Spelling is important and is a critical component to communication, spelling and reading skills are closely related and help develop overall literacy. I knew it was important for students to know how to spell, however, these video's shows how much it can help children during communication and how it make connections between words and their phonetic characteristics.  Knowing how to approach spelling, other than sending them home with a list of spelling words to memorise, I will now think of different activities than can be done that will be appropriate for the different stages and abilities in the classroom.  

On Wednesday, 18th November, 2020 the class began with a quick research on effective writing instruction. After, researching the information students were engaged in a meaningful discussion which highlighted the points that effective writing instruction: involves students writing for authentic audiences and purposes involves students in focussed and scaffolded writing experiences using principled approaches to the teaching of writing such as the teaching and learning cycle or the writing workshop develops a grammatical metalanguage through discussion of examples and patterns of language choices in texts through teaching practices such as modelling or deconstruction, guided practice or joint construction, and writing conferences encompasses a range of teaching practices such as modelled writing, shared writing, interactive writing and independent writing where varying levels of support can be provided at different points of need opens up ‘a repertoire of possibilities’ for students (Myh...

During this session, my classmates and I were introduced to pen portraits. The purpose of a pen portrait is to present a clear picture of the person it is about, such as their skills, competencies and attributes. The image below consists of a pen portrait about myself.

In this session we examined two videos which spoke to the stages of writing and the incorporation of spelling in the language. It was highlighted that spelling should not be taught as a single entity but apart of the body of the language body. This ensures that students are able to make connections with the spelling of words as they read them to foster better comprehending skills. As I examined the first video https://www.readingrockets.org/article/invented-spelling-and-spelling-development, this was my take on it.  After reading the article I am most intrigued by the stages of spelling development as I can see why some students may have been successful spellers while others struggle. Spelling is important as it is an integral part of development as it fosters students writing skills in compositions. However, it is treated as a separate entity thus, resulting in students inability to make connections between spelling and the other Language Arts. Incorporating such helps studen...

On this day we were given an article to read and from the reading, I learned: Spelling is important because children are able to understand and recognize words and identify letters and sounds of words. What can I take away from this article- children learn more than just memorizing words, they develop an understanding of English spelling. I can also take away the five stages of spelling development where children develop their spelling as they go; from them using symbols to understanding the basic rules of spelling. What the article suggests about teaching spelling- teachers shouldn't always look forward to the correctness of students writing, teachers should see this as a means of them developing their writing and become more ìndependent in their learning