Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday, June 25th
The discussion in our reading group was interesting. We were discussing how we feel we need to go back and allow our students to do more "free" writing without taking their writing through any further steps. We talked about our students needing more time to write and discuss "childish" things that only children truly understand. We want them to write like children and no longer try to get them to write like adults. As a 1st grade teacher, I totally agree with this aspect. I am going to totally rethink my students writing time and what I focus on this year.
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I am excited about returning to school to change the way I approached writing. I didn't teach this year like I wanted to because I didn't know what the test was like. I felt pressure to make sure my kids passed. After seeing the test, I believe I can relax and teach writing in a fun and relaxing manner.
I also plan to rethink my classroom next year and go back to what I was doing years ago when students were engaged in free writing. I loved reading the part of the importance of play and how students who have the opportunity to paint, cut, glue, create, pretend play and be messy are actually better writers.
I also enjoyed the conversation in our reading group. Having the time to interact with colleagues who share our subject or grade level was fun. We discussed ideas about the author's classroom, and I thought we really connected today. I cant wait to move on to the next part of our text.
Peer modeling is a strong tool. I really appreciate our book's samples of children's writings.
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