Modelled writing

The aim of modelled writing is to use the “think aloud strategy” to model what goes on in the head of the writer. Not only does this give the teacher opportunities to explicitly talk about elements of the writing process, but it also allows students to observe the way a writer crafts and records a text.

Today I shared a little about my weekend as I recounted some things I did. We wondered how many words I had written. Emerson shared her ideas of what words were. Some children shared the words they knew in my story while others shared some letters they were familiar with.

We will find out more about the differences between letters, words and sentences as we grow as writers this year.

You might have noticed I crossed out the word for, instead of erasing ... I love mistakes!