Assignment:
Writing Teaching Strategy
Overview
Candidates will demonstrate understanding of the skills presented regarding written expression.
Written expression is the ability to convey meaning through writing. It involves low level skills such as spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, but also high level composition skills such as planning, organization, determining content, and revision to express information effectively. To complete the assignment, candidates must select a strategy, implement the strategy with a target student, and reflect on the experiences. Candidates must also take a picture of the materials used and include in the template provided.
Directions
1. Identify a student with an exceptionality or a student who struggles with written expression (spelling and/or writing).
2. Select an effective strategy to meet the needs of the exceptional or struggling student. Design an interactive, hands-on strategy that targets the area of need for the student selected. The activity must focus on writing or spelling.
3. Use the template provided to design a plan to implement the strategy.
4. Create the materials that will be used to teach written expression skills to the exceptional or struggling student.
5. Implement the strategy with the target student.
6. Write a two page reflection on the creation and implementation of the strategy. Be sure to discuss the topics outlined in the template and to include the impact on student learning.
7. Photograph materials that were used after implementing the strategy and include in the template.
8. Upload the assignment using the template provided.
Resources
https://myfisd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Spelling-Strategies.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/Adaptations%20for%20Struggling%20Writers.pdf