# data[].attributes.body
I feel that students using the word wall with pictures & words is successful

# data[].attributes.body
Keeping the students interest is feeling tricky for me

# data[].attributes.headline
Reading and Writing Workshop in International Schools FB Group

# data[].attributes.subject
Reading and Writing Workshop in International Schools FB Group

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

# data[].attributes.body
fay@erinkentconsulting.com

# data[].attributes.body
@literacylala

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG2 Session 4 - Story Workshop  InteractiveShared Writing

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG2 Session 4 - Story Workshop  InteractiveShared Writing (1)

# data[].attributes.body
I got the saying:
"Writers don't say how do we spell words.... We spell the best we can!"

Station: have resources ready and available quickly

# data[].attributes.body
What does interactive and shared writing look like?

# data[].attributes.headline
Wants - What charts could be used in EC - EC friendly ones! Can we use alphabet charts with pictures?

# data[].attributes.subject
Wants - What charts could be used in EC - EC friendly ones! Can we use alphabet charts with pictures?

# data[].attributes.headline
Got- Love the campfire sharing time idea and ideas for other ways of doing story workshop.

# data[].attributes.subject
Got- Love the campfire sharing time idea and ideas for other ways of doing story workshop.

# data[].attributes.body
Have a balance in sounding out words and allowing learners to copy a word when spelling (Think: what is the goal at this moment)

# data[].attributes.body
How do we support a child who is still developing in terms of speech, to verbally communicate or narrate his/her story?

# data[].attributes.body
It's okay to have mini lessons aside from the main lesson to teach into a need.

# data[].attributes.body
Think "what is a child almost doing!" so you know how to nudge them

# data[].attributes.body
Story workshop can be a place!

# data[].attributes.body
I'd like to try to give learners the opportunity to build their stories with different materials and then transfer into a booklet

# data[].attributes.body
I loved the idea and would like to try have one general poster and interchange the teaching points when needed

# data[].attributes.body
Even though we let writers think of and choose what they would like to write about and share with the world, it is also okay to set up provocations (pictures, videos, literature, a child, object etc) for them to write about. I love that this could encourage informational writing too!

# data[].attributes.body
I would like to get better at and would like practice at conferring/nudging. Could we see videos/practice together? Especially using positive language that builds the writer. (🎉 celebrating the writer and what they have started)

# data[].attributes.body
How to encourage a writer who feels they have completed a piece that could be edited (but they feel unequivocally that they are done!) without making them feel like they are not in control of their writing?

# data[].attributes.body
if there is another way to gently encourage the illustrator to write words or labels when they are adamant that the picture is enough? (yet when he is talking about his piece his words are way more) - the "reluctant writer of letters/words" so to speak.
(my concern is that the storyline will be forgotten over time. or when he has the opportunity to share it with the community he may not remember)

# data[].attributes.body
To have a story workshop station set up with provocation/s everyday.

# data[].attributes.body
What was most helpful? What will you carry with you?

What content would you like to dig into in upcoming sessions? What are you wondering?

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
HarareIS EY_Interactive / Shared Writing Quick Plan

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The early years in the PYP - symbolic expression.pdf

# data[].attributes.body
Be specific with compliments

# data[].attributes.body
I loved the shared experience/research writing. I got the 3 steps
1. make lines for the words
2. write the words
3. read and reread

# data[].attributes.headline
I got that we should make sure our shared writing charts are spelled correctly. 

# data[].attributes.subject
I got that we should make sure our shared writing charts are spelled correctly. 

# data[].attributes.body
It is important to have a "tool kit" to help you with conferring

# data[].attributes.body
correct writing is important = a teaching opportunity

# data[].attributes.body
To focus on what the children are almost doing as writers.

# data[].attributes.body
1.Sharing the pen as way of differentiation within our shared writing conferences.
2. I loved , counting out how many words to write, something I will use with my students.
3. Taking out our big books during shared reading.

# data[].attributes.body
Its okay to gently correct spelling during the writing process

# data[].attributes.body
I liked the tips on planning for shared writing
* study current writing samples and identify trends/themes
* kid watching
* be authentic id what you choose to write with the children

# data[].attributes.headline
Want - Is it right when reading big books to track along with your finger when eating the words, does it help?

# data[].attributes.subject
Want - Is it right when reading big books to track along with your finger when eating the words, does it help?

# data[].attributes.headline
Want - Is there different ways to display children writing - papers and booklets.

# data[].attributes.subject
Want - Is there different ways to display children writing - papers and booklets.

# data[].attributes.headline
Want - Is there a way to address children being mindful of how much paper/booklets they use - there can sometimes be a lot of waste and unwanted pictures!

# data[].attributes.subject
Want - Is there a way to address children being mindful of how much paper/booklets they use - there can sometimes be a lot of waste and unwanted pictures!

# data[].attributes.body
What was most helpful? What will you carry with you?

What content would you like to dig into in upcoming sessions? What are you wondering?

# data[].attributes.headline
Symbolic Expression & Exploration Chart - PYP

# data[].attributes.subject
Symbolic Expression & Exploration Chart - PYP

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
EY PYP Symbolic Expression & Exploration Chart

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Harare EY Fine Motor Planning Ideas - Google Jamboard

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The version of the browser you are using is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a supported browser. Dismiss

# data[].attributes.body
What's feels successful?
What feels tricky or challenging?

# data[].attributes.headline
Using various different materials/mediums in EC, was successful. Finding more ways to express themselves so they keep interested in story creations.

# data[].attributes.subject
Using various different materials/mediums in EC, was successful. Finding more ways to express themselves so they keep interested in story creations.

# data[].attributes.headline
KG(Successful) Students are using different ways to express their ideas. Exploring different writing utensil , referring to books and making connections. Writing more and more! 

# data[].attributes.subject
KG(Successful) Students are using different ways to express their ideas. Exploring different writing utensil , referring to books and making connections. Writing more and more! 

# data[].attributes.headline
Carmen - Everything was very helpful. It is so nice to see that we already do so much and are doing the right thing. I would love to get more ideas for our new unit - Exploring Materials (How the World Works) - and how we can incorporate story creations. Thank you for  helping us so much! 

# data[].attributes.subject
Carmen - Everything was very helpful. It is so nice to see that we already do so much and are doing the right thing. I would love to get more ideas for our new unit - Exploring Materials (How the World Works) - and how we can incorporate story creations. Thank you for  helping us so much! 

# data[].attributes.body
* We are on the right track
* Even though I have a writing area its okay that the children are writing everywhere else because they are writing!
* We know this but symbolism is intertwined in all that we do (math, language, UOI, transitions, playful inquiry)
* I'd like to make morning message more like a "shared writing" then  just "shared reading/thinking/speaking"
* Symbolic Exploration and expression really draws out symbolic thinking and imagination as well as understanding

# data[].attributes.body
Be purposeful and intentional when choosing manipulatives - Explore them yourself

Have open-ended materials to encourage symbolic exploration

# data[].attributes.body
For writers workshop, do we always have to have writing in the booklets/pages? Could we have writing outside with chalk/coal even though it may get swept/washed away. We won't have concrete evidence (unless we take pictures 📸 😃)

# data[].attributes.body
For Kindergarten: I love 💕 how they symbolic exploration is so natural at the beginning of the school year especially when we beginning exploring sounds and how the children start linking sounds to symbols.
A grow🌱for me: is to be intentional at the back end of the year to allow for symbolic exploration without an expected end all the time. Like how we have fun at the beginning of the year.

# data[].attributes.headline
Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers

# data[].attributes.subject
Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Even our youngest students have lots of stories to tell, whether real or imagined. How can we create entry points for writing, so that all writers feel confident and motivated to share their stories? How can we establish a classroom community of beginning writers where equity, empathy, and compassion become part of the process and vital by-products of story writing?

Enter story workshop, a structure for early literacy that amplifies the relationship between play, art, and writing. Children develop ideas and stories through choices of art materials. By creating images through play, story workshop invites children to explore the amazingness (Nisa, age 10) of their ideas in a variety of art forms. Through their stories, Susan writes, students share the meaning they make of their experiences in the world. Children in every classroom environment feel empowered to transition from play to pencil as they add words to their stories.

Story Workshop includes an abundance of classroom videos, photos, and student samples that illustrate what is possible when children use words, colors, textures, shapes and all kinds of materials to create the stories they want to tell. Watch how students' imaginations soar, their love of writing blossoms, and their connections with one another become the focal point of your classroom.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Buy Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers by MacKay, Susan Harris (ISBN: 9780325120348) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Amazon.com: Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning: 9781571103895: Johnston, Peter H: Books

# data[].attributes.body
3 takeaways I will implement immediately
2 'aha' moments
1 wondering I still have

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Harare ECKG Literacy Provocations Study (1)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG1 Session 2 - Workshop Approach in EY

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG1 Session 2 - Workshop Approach in EY (1)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG1 Session 2 - Workshop Approach in EY (2)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AIS Riyadh PK-KG1 Session 2 - Workshop Approach in EY (3)

# data[].attributes.body
1. fine motor skills practice with leaves and sticks and paint
2. reading different materials - like an atlas
3. the physiology of a child's hand (I knew this but it was a good reminder to see the x-rays again)

Aha Moments:
1. Shared reading is not the same as interactive reading
2.

Wondering:
1. How do I fit all of what we have learnt into my few EAL sessions :-)

Nathanja

# data[].attributes.body
3. 📝 Takeaways I will implement immediately
* Be purposeful & intentional when choosing manipulatives & explore them myself (Symbolic Expression)
* Be intentional about asking students what they know about the book they are reading (link prior knowledge to present learning)
* Its okay to have the writers workshop time for demonstrating and nurturing good writing habits. It's great to  make sure there are other fun writing opportunities to encourage writing and build their fine motor skills in a more relaxed way (I would like to keep evaluating my writing environment to make sure it is fresh/current and relevant)

2. 🤩 'Aha' moments
* I don't have to feel bad during commentary play that I am always correcting/modelling correct sentence structure. I should look at it as enriching a learners knowledge/vocabulary and have fun connecting with learners as they play.
* Regularly evaluate my environment is good! (think what does it say about writing in my class?) Observe the children and tweek it often for their interests and needs.

1.  💭 Wonderings
* How can I provoke my learners to be apart of the reading corner? (designing and keeping it interesting for them)

# data[].attributes.body
1.I am going to be more intentional about including read aloud sessions more often. I will plan them out, and include student interests.
2.I have a curious group of students who ask a lot of questions. I will definitely include some complicated books as I know this will provoke their curiosity and help build their vocabulary.
3. I will definitely model that inner conversation and help students to understand that when we read, we read to understand .This is an area that I have been working on with my students especially strong readers.Thank you for sharing this.
4. Encourage good sitting posture during writing sessions and include at least an activity during the week to support this.
AHHHA!
Importance of building on prior knowledge to help students connect with and understand what they are reading about.

# data[].attributes.body
3 Implement immediately - Read alouds, repeating and expanding what the children say, Some of the pre writing ideas seen, using different writing implements.
2 'aha' moments - seeing a lot of the things we already do and affirming that we are on the right track as a school and educators.
1. Wonderings - I wonder if it is still ok to contact you if we have any questions as I have so enjoyed our sessions! Are there any more tips and ideas you have for EC EAL learners and helping them to learn English.