Guided practice and conferring
- 1. Monday, March 11, 2019 Writing Workshop Zeeland Public Schools
- 2. Writing Assessment Grades 3, 4, 5, Informational Writing
- 3. Guided Practice… is interactive instruction between teacher and students. After the teacher introduces new learning, he/she begins the student practice process by engaging students in a similar task to what they will complete later in the lesson independently. This occurs during the active engagement part of the lesson. • It could also occur during the conferring part of the lesson. Teaching Point/Connect - 5 Minutes Teach – 10 Minutes Active Engagement - 10 Minutes Linking & Conferring – 30 Minutes Share - 5 Minutes Writing Workshop 60 Minutes
- 4. Guided writing… is a small group approach, involving the teacher meeting with a group of students with similar writing needs. It can be thought of as a group conference or small group mini-lesson, undertaken strategically in response to an identified challenge faced by the selected students. Rationale for a focus on guided writing or the writing conference: Strategic writing instruction involves teachers responding to students’ needs at the point of need. This means the teacher is attentive to when whole class, small group or individual instruction is needed.
- 5. Ascertaining and understanding students’ current writing needs is pivotal to the successful formation of a guided writing/small group writing conference. The teacher needs to be aware of common strengths and needs the students currently possess, and form groups accordingly. Recording notes and observations during the session allows the teacher to identity areas of strength as well provide guidance for future teaching focuses In the session, the teacher might actually engage students in some writing while supervised, or ask students to review what they have written prior to the session. In any case, the teacher should – as always – affirm what has been attempted and build skills and understandings from there. The Teacher’s Role in Guided Writing/Writing Conference
- 6. The Student’s Role in Guided Writing/Writing Conference As guided writing/small group writing conference is a collaborative classroom arrangement involving students and teacher, a spirit of generosity and cooperation needs to characterize these sessions. Peer and teacher feedback on any writing attempt needs to honor the genuine communicative attempt that has been made, and suggestions should be offered in positive and constructive ways. The idea of “two stars and a wish” (two compliments followed by a constructive suggestion) is a useful template when incorporating peer feedback into the guided
- 7. Starting the Conference Four Questions To Ask Your Writers 1. How’s it going? 2. Can you say more about that? 3. Would you consider…? 4. Are you ready to try this?
- 8. During the Conference Four Teaching Moves To Use With Your Writers 1. Give feedback 2. Teach 3. Link to independent work. 4. Coach
- 9. Writing Conferring Conference Examples Check in Conference: This is when you go around and check the same skill with each student to see how they are progressing. You should be able to get to the whole class during writing time. Compliment Conference: Here you should be able to get to most of the class if not Small Group Conference: This is similar to skill group or re-teaching in small groups. Research / Formal Conference: 3-7 minutes each conference – 3-5 students during writing time.
- 10. Writing Conferring Conference Examples Coaching Conference: 3-7 min. each conference – 3 to 5 students during writing time. Student Conference: 3-7 min each conference. Students work in pairs.