Improving Student Writing by Kathryn LaPonse

Katie LaPonse-Possible Problems

klaponse — 2014-09-09 00:21:37 UTC

Students have limited phonemic awareness when producing writing. Many writers are writing letter strings.

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-09 00:24:47 UTC

It's not that I like this idea just for organization, but it also gave me an idea for interactive notebooks for my students.

Goshert, D. 2014. Retrieved from http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2014/06/cutting-corners-with-interactive.html

Katie LaPonse-Reasons for Poor Writing

klaponse — 2014-09-10 01:06:32 UTC

"The reasons for our students’ inability to write well enough to meet our expectations are many and varied" (Schmit. D. The IDEA Center. 2010.)

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-11 00:06:50 UTC

"After all (and I can't stress this enough), writing is simply communicating, but through the pencil's lead rather than through the person's lips." Parrish, A. 2013. Retrieved from the following link.

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-11 00:33:04 UTC

"Writing well involves more than simply
documenting ideas as they come to mind.
It is a process that requires that the writer
think carefully about the purpose for writing,
plan what to say, plan how to say it, and
understand what the reader needs to know."

The Institute for Educational Sciences. 2012. Teaching elementary school students to be effective writers. Retrieved from the link below.

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 15:08:01 UTC

"Students should understand the purpose of each genre (to describe, to narrate, to inform, or to persuade/analyze) so that they can select the genre best suited to their writing task."

Graham, S. 2012. What works clearinghouse. Retrieved from the link.

Katie LaPonse-Researh

klaponse — 2014-09-13 15:19:09 UTC

"Interactive writing is used in teaching the early phases of writing, primarily with students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grade levels 1 and 2. In the interactive writing method the teacher and student share the pen, writing to each to each other in letters, dialog journals or using a message board. Kids choose their own topics and how long the text will be."

Teaching Resource Center. 2009. The interactive writing method. Retrieved from the link.

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 15:22:40 UTC

"Shared and interactive writing engages students in the writing process as well as to continue thinking about what it means to think and read as a writer."

Marie, M. 2010. The reading seed. Retrieved from the link.

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 22:47:02 UTC

"Young or inexperienced writers need to both observe knowledgeable writers at work and participate in writing events in authentic and well-supported ways."

Gibson, S. 2014. Shared writing. Retrieved from the link

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 22:55:43 UTC

"We know many things count in writing: craft, structure, significance, knowledge of genre, voice. We also know many strategies to teach those things. Unfortunately volume can be a hurdle in the way of our students reaching those goals."
Teachers College. 2014. Five easy tips for increasing volume in writing workshop. Retrieved from the link

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 23:37:29 UTC

"Students can learn to select and use writing strategies through a gradual release of responsibility."

U.S Department of Education. 2012. Teaching students to use the writing process for a
variety of purposes. Retrieved from the link

Katie LaPonse-Research

klaponse — 2014-09-13 23:42:25 UTC

"This brilliant insight into the transformative power of excellence chimes beautifully with the importance of modelling and the potential power of ‘shared writing’ when it produces writing of real excellence." Quigley, A. 2013. Shared writing: Modeling mastery. Retrieved from the link

Katie LaPonse-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 20:50:59 UTC

Zumbrunn, S., & Bruning, R. (2013). Improving the writing and knowledge of emergent writers: the effects of self-regulated strategy development. Reading and Writing, 26(1), 91+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA321805117&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=c3a50fc2de8acd0db888552e13b76b6c

‘‘To be a good writer, you have to make sure you add a period when you’re done
with a sentence.’’ Almost all students mentioned substantive processes in their
responses at baseline, agreeing that including details and exciting words was
important in a good composition. Camden captured this well, ‘‘You want your
reader to feel like they’re there. You want your story to reach their heart.’’
Following instruction, all students mentioned substantive processes in their
responses and still agreed that details were important; however, five of the six
participants also mentioned SRSD components or procedures in their responses.
Specifically, students mentioned including all seven essential story components,
including MDWs, and monitoring their writing. Nathan said during the postinterview,
‘‘Good writers always re-read and make sure they have everything—you
know—all of the parts [essential story components].’’

Katie LaPonse-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 21:04:29 UTC

Like Smolev, I turned to writing as a way to

help make sense of these otherwise unexplainable

loses.

Bovenmyer, K. (2014). The word on Art & Words. Poets & Writers Magazine, 42(3), 11. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA365982023&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=def31e45a1cd518b157dd4d359e3c5ac

Katie LaPonse-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 21:17:18 UTC

Common Core emphasizes writing as communication.

Push students to get feedback from peers so they'll learn how to

effectively communicate with an audience. Kids are great storytellers. A visual prompt helps them get past the blank page and unlocks their imagination.

A picture's worth ... (2012, August). Instructor [1990], 122(1), 26. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA301557254&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=4d66029a2581076621397dfe26513909

Katie-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 21:37:29 UTC

...many teachers continue to search for ways to teach writing mechanics in context and in engaging ways to make sense to students. Interactive writing lessons, when used along with focused minilessons during writer's workshop, can meet this need.

Wall, H. (2008). Interactive writing beyond the primary grades. The Reading Teacher, 62(2), 149+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA187694275&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=814715f6d1aa110ed9854edd1f1d156b

Katie-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 21:52:01 UTC

Interactive writing can take on many different forms and is used in a variety of ways in the classroom. This type of writing helps build a bridge
between writing and all other areas of the curriculum. In this process, students and teachers collaborate in the construction of text while building onprior knowledge.

Clemens, J., Patterson, E., & Schaller, M. (2008). A closer look at interactive writing. The Reading Teacher, 61(6), 496+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176867796&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=f0270639fa6121ffdbdb41ad9715b72a

Katie-Scholarly

klaponse — 2014-09-16 22:03:06 UTC

Often children ask how to spell a word, but teachers should help them think about how it can be spelled rather than spelling it for them.

During shared writing the teacher guides the discussion and models the writing, but the children assist in deciding what to write.

Kaufman, M. (2002). Putting it all together: from one first-grade teacher to another. (Teaching Ideas). The Reading Teacher, 55(8), 722+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA87011328&v=2.1&u=lom_marygrove&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=2cd0083316722f1955d7062f7e58f7f0

Katie-Common Themes

klaponse — 2014-09-17 22:27:11 UTC

Giving students time to write.

Katie-Common Theme

klaponse — 2014-09-17 22:27:42 UTC

The writing process.

Katie-Common Theme

klaponse — 2014-09-17 22:28:01 UTC

Shared Writing

Katie-Common Theme

klaponse — 2014-09-17 22:28:28 UTC

Interactive Writing