Good Practices on Teaching Writing by Minnie Tan Yu Shan https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e Share freely! en-us 2022-05-18 15:34:55 UTC 2022-06-02 01:57:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Provide children with simple sentence starters to help them get started with writing. minnie_tan_yu_shan https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189723626 2022-05-18 15:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189723626 Begin children by having them fill in the blanks in sentences. minnie_tan_yu_shan https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189724549 2022-05-18 15:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189724549 Accompany writing with illustrations to make writing interesting :) minnie_tan_yu_shan https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189724850 2022-05-18 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2189724850 Be supportive and don't overcorrect. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2192189504 2022-05-20 01:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2192189504 For children who tend to give one word answers, teacher to elicit more details with guiding questions. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2192661734 2022-05-20 07:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2192661734 Allow children time to do enough copywriting to have a strong foundation of writing conventions https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2195113683 2022-05-23 03:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2195113683 Write the list of words that the children may want and get them to identify the words through the beginning and ending sounds. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2197215323 2022-05-24 07:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2197215323 Demonstrate writing out the words on the board so children can see the formation of the letters, words, phrases etc. Keep on encouraging them! https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2197549273 2022-05-24 11:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2197549273 For those Lower Progress children, we use yellow colour pencil and write it down for them to trace. For the middle progress children, I write the word/phrase/sentence for them to copy on the next line. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2199598753 2022-05-25 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2199598753 tan_yee_whee_el https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2200584289 Encourage inventive writing by sounding out letter sounds and throw in lots of praises to inculcate joy of writing. ]]> 2022-05-26 08:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2200584289 can use highlighter to trace, or demonstrate on board. can even skywrite. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2204314328 2022-05-30 07:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2204314328 Act out what is to be written before the actual writing to help the children construct the sentence that they will be writing down. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2205466786 2022-05-31 04:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2205466786 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206232660 Allow invented spelling to encourage writing, especially at the beginning writing stage.]]> 2022-05-31 15:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206232660 I find after saying the word slowly, sounding out the letters one by one to help child spell/write the letter word is useful in helping them to write. This also help reinforces the sounds of the letters and help them to make association of how the letters come together to make a word. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206822252 2022-06-01 01:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206822252 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206826977 During class writing, enlist the children's help in spelling the words so that they may practice their sentence formation and letter sound knowledge while attempting invented spelling. Recognizing their efforts is also important to encourage a positive towards writing. For instance, we can recognize difficult words that are spelled or parts of words that are misspelled. Thus, letting children know that it is ok to make mistakes.


]]> 2022-06-01 01:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206826977 muhammad_zahid_ghazali_abdullah_tan https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206839993 Have a routine set up which gives the children a safe space to try and write]]> 2022-06-01 01:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206839993 Lingaes https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206841223 Having pre-writing tasks such as writing on salt trays, using dough to form letters and using legos to form letters are some the concrete methods.
Following which, tracing their names, drawing straight, curvy and zigzag lines can be the next step.
Once the basics are done, children can be asked to write with various tools such as paintbrushes, cotton tips, markers and other writing tools.]]> 2022-06-01 01:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2206841223 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207153501 Teaching children how to write is like learning the alphabet in a whole new language. With that thought in mind, allowing children the time to observe teachers write would also be good practice for them to familiarize themselves with the rules of writing. Of course, providing children with various writing activities would definitely help them exercise their writing skills. ]]> 2022-06-01 07:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207153501 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207231719 Encourage children to write even if they do not know how to spell. I always encourage them to try, and if they require help, I sound out the word slowly and get them to do the rest without me spelling it out for them. I reward them with a cute little chop after they've tried and share with me what they have written!]]> 2022-06-01 08:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207231719 Providing laminated sentence structures to assist children who needs additional help in constructing sentences. Provide affirmation and feedback on writing so children are aware of their progress. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207400975 2022-06-01 11:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207400975 mariah_amanina_mohammad_amin https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207560007 Created laminated name cards in bubble letters for children to use whiteboard markers to write inside the bubble letters]]> 2022-06-01 13:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207560007 Tell a simple funny short story to allow children remember the letter formation. https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207769163 2022-06-01 16:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2207769163 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2208261080 I use an illustration consisting sun/clouds at the top of the paper and grass or underground soil at the bottom of the paper. For letters like 'q','g','y'; I'd say the stroke goes underground, while other letters end on the grass or the stroke must touch the grass. ]]> 2022-06-02 01:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2208261080 https://padlet.com/minnie_tan_yu_shan/vjumbw4bjrlndz7e/wish/2208267611 Highlighting the correct letter sound the child got to motivate them to spell 

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