A Day in the Life of Our Writing Workshop

[orangecrocsrock]

Writing workshops are very helpful in enhancing stuedent work. Students learn grammar, sentence sturcture, punctuation, and spelling in context through mini-lessons, and become better writers because they know how to apply what they have learned in the classroom. Workshop style classes are difficult to implement but worth the trouble, and they make writing enjoyable for children.

[tbed63]

Do they learn how to proofread? ; )

[ILOVEMUSICALWAYS101]

Done correctly, the workshop creates a very productive environment for learning the mechanical skills of writing and for trying out those skills though actual writing. The workshop is developmentally friendly and creates a positive writing environment that encourages young children to put thoughts on paper, long before the children develop the ability to write conventionally.

[rometta]

Children using only the workshop model as a means of learning writing emerge very poor writers where the focus is on kids becoming "authors" . First graders should not worry about becoming authors but learn correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling. Teacher's College is a very poor reading and writing curriculum and I'm very happy many districts in NYC are finally realizing it and throwing it where it belongs - in the garbage.