After students have been
given a chance to freely produce their own pieces of writing, the teacher then
models writing for the class which includes detailed explanation in the process
of producing one, not for them to feel discouraged about the pieces they
produced, but for them to see the thought process that goes into the decisions
made in writing, especially when it comes to structuring sentences. It also
encourages them to edit their writing as they will have a better understanding
on how to structure their sentences to better express themselves. It's a means
of scaffolding them as the teacher demonstrates the process. The teacher and
students then work together which would involve them walking the teacher through
the process as they are asked what would come next in the sentence or what is
missing, and then they are allowed to attempt writing Independently. The
teacher may emphasize punctuation, use of joining and sight words, and
subject and verb agreement depending on the time and the workload. This is a
gradual process to nurture the joy of the writing process.
For a grade one class this would be useful after students have been exposed to certain site words and sentence structures. They can be given a prompt to write on, then the teacher will briefly model the process and put emphasis on a misconception noticed in most of the class’s writing.
By Prakash Seebarran
Reference:
HIAS English Team (2022) Modelling
Writing Title
There are also many ways in which modeling can be utilized at most if not all Grade levels. In my previous classes, I modeled in my Grade Three classroom home to write a letter. This topic was broken into different parts to ensure learning took place. This also provided a "I do you do" experience where they began with their address along with the date.
ReplyDeleteTeacher modelling is essential no matter what. It is all a part of scaffolding. Students must be able to observe a perfect piece, work together with the teacher and write independently.
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