The importance of an educator having a teacher philosophy for teaching writing is that it provides them with a sense of direction which will eventually impact how students view this particular task. It helps us determine the best strategies to engage students, foster critical thinking, and promote active learning. Students should be given an active choice through the use of writing prompts allowing students to explore concepts rather than relying solely on teachers. The primary purpose of writing is to help students be able to communicate and express their thoughts verbal or nonverbal, ideas, and emotions. In order to effectively teach a writing program that consists of story elements such as plot/s for narratives or expositions and arguments for persuasive writing, teachers must also be creative in making the learning fun and valuable. This can also include the use of technology perhaps in the form of interesting images as prompts for writing.
I hope to create an inclusive writing environment
by:
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Using writing prompts that both genders enjoy
(phones/ animals).
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Reflecting stories in the form of pictures.
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Allowing learners to curate pictures through
drawing and coloring
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Role-play or read stories through different
characters.
A way in which I once differentiated my instruction
was by accepting fewer sentences from students who did not have the mental
capacity to give the amount which I asked for originally. This is something I
hope to keep alive. An effective teacher of writing must also be a writer
in order to enable members of the class to become successful writers
themselves. This course has allowed me to become better at writing in the sense
that I am able to create short stories and hopefully books for the learners of
my class in the future.
“The Open University.” Open.ac.uk,
14 Nov. 2017,
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/education-languages-health/education/7-ways-teachers-get-kids-writing/.
Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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