Writing Module Overview

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Module Overview

Welcome to this module about Writing. The purpose of this module is to deepen your understanding of the role of writing in your classroom. We will explore how to build on your students’ strengths to support and accelerate literacy learning. This module is designed to help you engage with the ideas in Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework (PDF) Links to an external site. and consider how to apply them to your own contexts.

Learning Goals

Participants will 

  • consider the various purposes and benefits of writing for all students;
  • understand how to leverage students’ reading skills to advance their writing and how writing can be used to support development of reading skills;
  • explore the importance of and process for strengthening a community of writers; and
  • increase their knowledge of a range of evidence-based writing strategies, including the writing process.

Success Criteria

Participants will

  • reflect on where and how students are engaging in writing in their current practice and identify strategies to expand and deepen student writing experiences throughout the school day;
  • identify the reading skills (e.g., letter/sound correspondence, word recognition, text analysis) that can support their students’ writing development; and
  • articulate strategies they would like to try out to support their students’ sense of engagement and expertise as members of a community of writers.

 

A few notes to support your participation:

Journal Space: Throughout the module, we have included opportunities for you to deepen your learning through reflection and connection to your practice. It may be helpful to use a single space for journaling, such as a notebook or online document where you can record your thoughts, reflections and responses to guiding questions. You may wish to bring this journal with you to support any follow-up learning conversations.

Try It Out: In this module you will see invitations to “Try It Out.” We encourage you to take your new ideas, inspiration and learning into your classroom and school.

Optional Activities: Throughout the module, we have included some optional activities to provide opportunities for you to explore content further if you so desire.