Interactive Writing

Interactive Writing: Definition

• students work with teacher to write text on chart paper
• teacher guides writing word by word
• students take turns writing familiar words, adding punctuation, and spacing
• students reinforce writing by copying on individual boards or paper
• students read and re-read with classmates or on their own
• teacher corrects student mistakes (misspelled words, grammar, punctuation)

Interactive Writing: Application

• classroom news
• pre-reading predictions
• retelling stories
• thank you letters
• reports
• math story problems
• group writing

Interactive Writing: Differentiation Examples

• K - practice writing letters/whole words
• 1st - practice writing entire words
• 2nd - whole group stories

Interactive Writing: Objective

• concepts about print
• letter-sound relationships
• spelling patterns
• handwriting concepts
• punctuation skills
• conventions (spelling, grammar, etc.)
• organization
• writing fluency