the strategy that left the most impact was Story Mountain because of how it explicitly teaches students to use each step while writing a narrative essay. it is very clear and helpful especially for students who struggle with ideas or organisation👍🏻 definitely one of the strategies i will be using as a SENO.

The different strategies taught were all very useful and I learnt many new strategies today. I learnt how to use POW (point-organise-write) + TREE to help my student in their writing. This was my first time hearing about POW, and the acronym is clear and POWerful!

What was my biggest takeaway is using our 5 senses to aid in writing, this is something that is around us, that we are conscious about. Using this as a learning strategy makes it more practical and easier to follow. Simple sentences can easily be created. I will definitely use this strategy to teach my students in future

- ⁠assessment of students needs is crucial includes interviewing communicate with student, teachers & work sample

I especially enjoyed the activities conducted by each group, where it was not just about theory but also meaningful, hands-on application.

Well done everyone! And a big thank you to Dr. Liz for the weekly treats and meals and also your guidance! Truly appreciate! Take good care of yourself Dr Liz!

great jobs to all the groups today!!

Less is more!! It is better to focus on certain aspects than trying to target everything. Be adaptable in our lessons when targeting their needs, if the student needs more support in the "we do" portion, SENO can redo the session again.

Thank you Dr Liz for all your guidance and valuable feedback. We are so grateful for you!! Wishing you all the best for

Thank you Dr Liz for all the gems of advice. Less is more and for reminding us that we may be the only place where our students can get to taste success. Celebrate all wins, and provide a safe space.

All the presentations were very informative and definitely be downloading them as part of my inventory bank.

I also picked up a lot of teaching tips for the other writing challenges!

Thank you Dr Liz and everyone (including MOJO) for generously sharing your experiences and strategies!

We also realised that all except us elaborated on assessment tools used.

Group 2 also had an interesting progress monitoring method which I have not thought of "Word wall - cumulation of words student has learnt to serve as recap/reminder)

Group 4: I saw the group made it easier to understand and use it in practical compared to e-learning. *mnemonic rhymes - make learning easier

*Last but not least: I will remember in mind "less is really more"; "Teaching is not equal to learning. When you teach, doesn’t mean that our students have learnt".

"FAIL is our first attempt in Learning. (Don’t let students or ourselves be afraid of failure)"

Thank you Dr Liz for making 120 an eye opening module for me. It used to be a fear factor for me especially during my stint.

Overall, this module is the BEST of all!

Truly engaging, enjoyable, and enlightening!

Dr Liz, we will miss you dearly, we will never forget your kindness in nurturing us!

It was a very valuable last session as I learnt so many different strategies that I can use on my students in the future when working with them! The first thing that stood out to me is using the POW and TREE strategy when it comes to writing. The second thing that stood out to me will be using story mountain which serves as a visual reminder on how one can write. Something important that I’ll bear in mind is to always conduct assessments both prior and after the sessions I’ve had with the student.

Thank you Dr Liz for always feeding us for every session and it really sucks to know that you won’t be teaching us anymore. I genuinely enjoyed this module a lot :) Thanks for your constant guidance and imparting your knowledge on us <3

One strategy ill try out would be pow+ tree. I think it is a very useful strategy that provides a structured and easy way for students to understand how to develop their ideas - for both pri and sec school students.

Thank you Dr Liz for all your guidance and advice! Really appreciate all the food you bought for us, and the wisdom you have kindly shared.

Thank you Dr Liz for your kindness and for sharing all the resources and knowledge you have with us, giving us so many tips and tricks when we go into our practicum school. All the best for your future endeavours! :)

I particularly found the Story Mountain to be very helpful as it allows students to organise their thoughts clearly + expand on their story. I thought it was wonderful that the group decided to get the student to review their own work samples and apply the strategy. This really helps the student evaluate their own work using the strategy learnt. More meaningful and personal as well.

Will definitely try that out, along with all the other strategies shared by other groups :)

Thank you soooo much Dr Liz for everything ❤️ I truly enjoyed this module a lot.

I find the 5 senses strategy very structured and relatable for a child. I like that the group factored the interest of the student when explaining the strategy.

The use of graphic organisers would pair very well with POW+TREE, making what could be a complicated strategy easier for the student.

Lastly, the strategy that my group covered- Story Mountain, was a great learning experience too! This teaches students about how to write a proper narrative without requiring that the student practice writing.

Overall, I learnt that while there are a variety of strategies, the method of delivery for each strategy can differ too.

As Dr Liz alluded to, what matters more is if both the strategies and method of delivery work help the student understand better.

Today, I've learnt about using the 5 senses to help student add more descriptive details to their writing. In addition, the use of POW+TREE to provide explicit instruction to guide planning of ideas before more argumentative essays Vs Story Mountain for more narrative writing!

I think a key takeaway for me in this course is to really enjoy the process. It was nice to have been challenged to think up of interventions that in the end I had alot of satisfaction to put into action! I believe that as a SENO if I enjoy the sessions my students would too and will enjoy their learning process! :)