Writing is an important component in language acquisition. Planning acitivties that will bridge home and the classrrom will provide an authentic learning environment for the child.
We learn reading, writing, listening, writing and speaking all together. All areas work in a circle...It all connects... What can we do as teachers to maximize teaching our children in the most natural approach so they can attain success in language?
The kids in our classroom are infinitely more
significant than the subject matter we teach.
-- Meladee McCarty
The important lesson in this chapter is that SCAFFOLDING! We need to build on what the students already know, provide a model for them to be independent learners.