The sixth component: Shared Pen
1. Interactive Writing
a. As in shared writing, teacher and children compose messages and stories that are written using a “shared pen” technique that involves children in writing.
- Demonstrates concepts of print, early strategy, and how words work
- Provides opportunities to hear sounds in words and connect with letters
- Helps children understand “building up” and “breaking down” processes in reading and writing
- Provides opportunities to plan and construct texts
- Increases spelling knowledge
- Provides texts that children can read independently
- Provides written language resources in the classroom
a. As in shared writing, teacher and children compose messages and stories that are written using a “shared pen” technique that involves children in writing.
- Demonstrates concepts of print, early strategy, and how words work
- Provides opportunities to hear sounds in words and connect with letters
- Helps children understand “building up” and “breaking down” processes in reading and writing
- Provides opportunities to plan and construct texts
- Increases spelling knowledge
- Provides texts that children can read independently
- Provides written language resources in the classroom