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Provide more writing opportunities for children 

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Provide more writing opportunities for children 

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different teachers have different writing/reading expectations but we have to adjust ourselves based on children's learning needs

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Important for teachers to models good writing. Having accessible materials, alphabet walls and such~

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Different ways to help children to write and read.

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Different ways to help children to write and read.

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Intentionally provide more writing opportunities for the children.

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Strengthen the fingers before writing sessions, Question starters, Writing conventions.  

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Strengthen the fingers before writing sessions, Question starters, Writing conventions.  

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My takeaway

The stages of writing development,

1. Level 1: emerging/scribble,

2. Level2: pictorial and

3. Level 3: pre-communicative.

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possible displays for children to identify letters, words and sentences

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finger exercise before writing, sky writing (take note of mirror writing), sand writing

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finger exercise before writing, sky writing (take note of mirror writing), sand writing

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Writing provides  mean for children to reflect on their experiences, thoughts and emotions. It encourages self-awarness and regulation as they express themselves. - Rachelle

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other ways to promote writing in class
identify children needs and coming up with strategies to help develop their writing skills

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importance of providing different writing opportunities for children

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importance of providing different writing opportunities for children

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Finger gym - finger and wrist movement - finger dance - before the start of any writing activities - Felicia

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Finger gym - finger and wrist movement - finger dance - before the start of any writing activities - Felicia

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1. Doing of exercise before any writing activity e.g. Finger gym
2. Always provide opportunities for children to do writing
- explore the writing tools
3. "Anything that I draw has name on it". Ask children to draw and write a label on it/caption for it

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- Children need practice and guidance on forming letters, you cannot expect children to know how to write.
- There should be letter charts and writing charts in the classroom or for individuals.

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> that not to ASSUME all children know how to write.
> take things slow and guide the children
> new techniques on practice writing

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Jevelle: do Finger Gym especially for children who needs it

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My take away: the techniques used such as sand writing 

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My take away: the techniques used such as sand writing 

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different methods and ways to expose children to writing opportunities

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different methods and ways to expose children to writing opportunities

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strategies to help children practice writing such as morning work and wall displays to encourage print awareness - shihui

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I like to know the stages of writing. It helps me plan activities to prepare the children to develop their writing skills.

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Practice writing through sand paper for younger children

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giving drawing papers for chn to enhance their creativity sarala

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giving drawing papers for chn to enhance their creativity sarala

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availability of different writing materials

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availability of different writing materials

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Copy writing: Laminate their name as a label and provide it to individual for them to practice writing on paper - Felicia

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Copy writing: Laminate their name as a label and provide it to individual for them to practice writing on paper - Felicia

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Having a whiteboard in the classroom for children (N2) to freely draw/write

Readily available writing materials for toddlers to use and explore with.

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Revise by writing uppercase and lowercase letters on plain paper.

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Mini whiteboards

Printable pre-writing card

Discussion chart i.e; current issue

Clay

Free writing with variety of writing materials

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- write simple stories
- copy writing of content and sight words learnt in readers

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Provide them papers to write notes to their teacher/friends.

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Provide them papers to write notes to their teacher/friends.

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Write letters to their friends - create a mailbox in class

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Learning corner activities /writing corner: provide paper/whiteboard and writing materials. Children can write letters to their classmates. - Shihui

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Small whitebaord with markers
Extra writing worksheets
Jotter book for practicing

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- use of exercise notebooks in doing invented spelling, writing of letter blends/sight and content words
- use of post it or strips of paper
- accessible rough paper which they can do drawings/writings during free time
- tracing or copying words templates as part of learning corner games
- "leader of the day" gets the chance to write the day, date, weather and attendance on the board

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Practice writing their name and words in the exercise book.

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Give them a book to draw during free play and encourage them to write a sentence or two to describe their drawing

Ask them to pick a book from Shakespeare and draw a page that attract them the most while copying the sentences on the page.

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Sight Words Wall-
Display sight words from Readers to let children practice identifying sight words and for them to refer when forming and writing sentences

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We will get to know what the child interpret about the print and sound when they put into writing - Felicia

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We will get to know what the child interpret about the print and sound when they put into writing - Felicia

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-Group writing (brainstorming)- word web
-Inviting children to write down their questions to be posted on the question board

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Having print awareness allow children to understand that written words communicate just as spoken words.

Being able to decode and map the letters to sounds helps them to correctly pronounce newly learnt words.

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Children's writing can reveal their grasp of the relationship between letter and the sounds they represent. - Rachelle

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Children's writing can reveal their grasp of the relationship between letter and the sounds they represent. - Rachelle

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To see if they understand the letter sound and how to blend. Ji Yi 

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To see if they understand the letter sound and how to blend. Ji Yi 

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shows ability to decode words through the sounds they hear

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shows ability to decode words through the sounds they hear

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Children begin to discover that spoken words are made up of sounds which are connected to letters in printed words.

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To have an understanding of the relationship between spoken words and written words. Promotes reading too.

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Jevelle: Whether they have proper writing convention and their knowledge of letter names and sounds

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Enhance fine motor development

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They use sounds to help in their spelling when they write.

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They use sounds to help in their spelling when they write.

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Which stage of reading/writing they are at.

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they are able to corelate their writing with the prints and sound of the word

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Rebecca - Whether they know how to write from left to right and not backwards

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joyce -
Children's writing tells us  that print represents words that have meaning and are related to spoken language.

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This will helps the children to express their thoughts using prints ( constructing words and sentences).

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The children are able to relate/connect the visual presentation of sounds to letter/numbers/labels or names of objects

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They shows understanding that the specific print/sound have a name.

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S1
See if the child can blend the letters to form  a word.

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Whether they can connect the sounds of the letters to form the words, followed by short sentences. 

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Whether they can connect the sounds of the letters to form the words, followed by short sentences. 

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whether they can decode/sound out the words and spell them out. print awareness - shows their understanding and application of writing convention. -shihui

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How aware are they about letter and word recognition - Rama  

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How aware are they about letter and word recognition - Rama  

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When children write, we can observe if they know their letter sounds or if they are able to blend.
We will also be able to see if they can identify upper and lower case.

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Writing helps in strengthening fine motor skills, build confidence in reading, creative thinking when writing stories

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-enhance fine motor skills
-improve penmanship

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Understanding words have meaning and putting words together form sentences and sentences can form a beautiful story, thus allowing their imagination to run wild! - TY Team

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Ofilia Teo

writing helps children learn to read as they are visually tracking what they are writing thus the brain is more engage.

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Early Literacy
Developing fine motor skills

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Refine children's fine motor skills and encourage them to express themselves.

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Express themselves/ communicate via writing.

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helps the children to read from left to right

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It helps to enhance their fine motor skills development and for bigger children who are able to write, it is a form of self-expression.

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Writing allows young children to express their feelings, thoughts, and emotions in a safe and private way. 

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Writing allows young children to express their feelings, thoughts, and emotions in a safe and private way. 

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Helps expand their thoughts and understanding. Develop fine motor skills and language skills - Shi Hui

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Encourage them to expand their ideas, thoughts and creativity into writing.
More channel for communication.
fine motor skills.

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they can work on their fine motor skills when writing, and learn to express their ideas. - andrea

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they can work on their fine motor skills when writing, and learn to express their ideas. - andrea

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Enables their reading and spelling skills. Exercise their creativity and using imaginations.

Rebekah

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Jevelle: helps in fine motor and spelling

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Joyce - Allow children to have stronger reading and spelling skills because writing activates the parts of the brain that also controls reading.

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help in their fine motor skills, understanding that the language spoken can be presented in words and sentences, as well as every word written has a meaning to it. (Jolene) 

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help in their fine motor skills, understanding that the language spoken can be presented in words and sentences, as well as every word written has a meaning to it. (Jolene) 

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waney

it helps them with their fine motor development, penmanship and it helps them prepare for reading (e.g spelling) and writing as they transit to primary school.

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It can help them to communicate and express themselves.

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Letter recognition and improves fine motor skills

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Allow children to express themselves
Creative outlet for children
Improve hand-eye coordination
Muscle development during writing exercises

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Connie-
reflect children’s understanding and comprehension of a language hence express it out in a written form.

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Kids master eye-hand coordination

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Helps with grip, spacing, spelling, letter/word formation, penmanship - Rama 

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Helps with grip, spacing, spelling, letter/word formation, penmanship - Rama 

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Rebecca Chew - Help in fine motor skills
Help them to be exposed to writing which will make it easier as they grow older.