Over the past week, I have learned a great deal about the different writing styles used in the classroom. For my own classroom, I feel like I will be able to use a variety of these methods and intertwine them in a way.
My group presented on Kid Writing and I think that that method is a great way to promote childrens writing. If they are able to sound out the words themselves and write down the words how they hear them, it gives the teacher a look into what students are struggling and what ones are on the right track. I also liked the interactive writing because that gives the students a chance to write with each other and also help with creative ideas and also collaborate on editing.
The writing packets were also very helpful because for my topic we had the integration of writing in all subjects. In the packet, it taught a few ways to incorporate science into writing and social studies into writing which is going to be great when we have our own classrooms. Since most of the time these subjects won't be stand alone, it is a good way to incorporate each subject.
I feel that I have learned a lot about the different styles of teaching writing and I think I will be more prepared in the future to teach it.
