Struggling Writers and Pre-Writers
Two Day Schedule
July 26 & 27, 2016
Schedule
July 26, 2016
DAY ONE
8:00-8:30 Sign-In, Setup, and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:15 Introductions, Background and Rationale
9:15-10:00 Examples of the Speech to Print Connection (Oral and Written Language)
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-11:00 Oral Language and Vocabulary Building Activities
11:00-12:00 The Integration of “Questioning” with this Approach to Writing Using the “Hand” (Who, What, Where, When, Why and How)
12:00-12:30 Working Lunch and Networking at SERESC
12:30-1:45 Step One: Beginning to Apply these Concepts and Skills in Groups
(Group A: Pre-K and K Group B: Grades 1-3 plus older strugglers) with Manipulatives
1:45-2:00 Sharing and Questions From Group Work
2:00-2:15 BREAK
2:15-3:00 Step Two: Practicing the Approach With Manipulatives and Modeling
3:00-3:15 Think, Pair, Share – Ideas for Classroom Application
3:15-3:30 Reporting Out and Reflecting
July 27, 2016
DAY TWO
8:00-8:30 Sign-In, Set-up and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Reflection and Review
9:00-10:00 Step Three: Expanding Kernel Sentences
10:00 BREAK
10:15-12:00 Step Four: Expanding and Embellishing Kernel Sentences
12:00-12:30 Working lunch and networking at SERESC
12:30-1:45 Research, Resources and Best Practices in Beginning Writing
1:45-2:00 Group Work (Classroom Application)
2:00-2:15 BREAK
2:15-3:15 Step Five: “Polishing the Apple” ~ Q and A
3:15-3:30 Where Do We Go From Here? Reflection and Evaluation