Support writing skills
Ideas are an important part of writing. Provide a structure for organising ideas, as well as supports for spelling.
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Three ways to support writing development
Three ways to support writing development
Teach the code – systematically teach phonics in the first three years of school.
Adapt the instruction and expectation, not the content. Provide access to the curriculum for all learners.
Self regulation – support students to set goals and self-monitor.
Provide a multifaceted approach
Provide a multifaceted approach
Stress on one part of the writing process can affect a student’s ability to use another part of the process. A multifaceted approach is more effective than a single intervention.
Support learning with these strategies and accommodations.
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Provide templates
Provide templates
Use templates, such as story maps, to support planning and organisation of writing. This reduces the cognitive load for students and scaffolds the writing process.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Model spelling strategies
Model spelling strategies
Shared writing provides explicit opportunities for developing students’ abilities to hear and articulate the sequence of sounds within words.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Provide word lists
Provide word lists
Have a variety of class-generated word lists, alphabet-based word lists, verb-family lists, and dictionaries available in the classroom.
These are more effective when generated from discussions with the students.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Useful resources
Useful resources
Why children with dyslexia struggle with writing and how to help them
Read time: 80 min
This article describes the challenges that children with dyslexia have with writing and outlines instructional strategies to increase spelling and overall writing quality.
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Writing for impact: Teaching students how to write with a plan and spell well
Based on a simple view of writing, these books provide simple, effective strategies to improve teaching and learning. The books include templates, plans, and links to videos that support these strategies.
Publisher: NZCER Press
Price: One off charge $90.00
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