Chapter 13Written Language

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The Writing Process

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Early Literacy and Writing

• Encourage children to

– Write early

– Use invented spelling

– Explore the alphabetic nature of writing

– Develop concepts about print

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Strategies for Writing

• Written conversations

• Personal journals

• Patterned writing

• Graphic organizers

• Drawing pictures

Graphic Organizers: Venn Diagram

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Multi-sensory Method for Spelling

1. Meaning & pronunciation: look at word, say it, use in sentence

2. Imagery: trace the word, see the word, write the word

3. Recall: look at the word, close eyes and see it, spell the word orally

4. Writing the word: students write the word from memory and check the spelling against the original

5. Mastery: cover the word and write it 3 times

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Types of Writing

• Manuscript Writing

• Cursive Writing

• Typing or Keyboarding

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Advantages of Word Processing

• Motivation

• Collaboration

• Ease of revision

• Help with fine-motor problems

• Special features– Spell checkers– Thesaurus– Talking computers