2. Provide illustration study and guided drawing lessons early in the year. Teach students to outline in black and carefully fill in the drawing with color. (See What Makes a Quality Illustration)
3. Teach kindergartners—with Parents as Partners—to build fluency with two kinds of words: a growing collection of writing-to-read they are expected to know “by heart” and words they learn to listen to, stretch through, and use phonics-based spelling for. Use “quick writes” and encode sounds to print to build sequential sound segmentation skills.
4. Teach children to draw, write sentences, and make books. Create independent writing centers for authentic word work to build skills and stamina for writing workshop.
5. Understand the stages of early writing development and how to build appropriate assessment and carefully-crafted minilessons. Share writing development photos with parents and ask: “Where do you think your child is right now as a writer?”
6. Give students choice and ownership of their writing pieces. Publish kindergartners’ writing in simple and delightful ways so children see themselves as young authors and illustrators all year long.
Writers don’t improve their craft unless they have a real purpose, a real audience, and a real investment in their writing. -Mem Fox
7. Build the reading and writing brain. Simultaneously incorporate multisensory ABC Phonics Immersion, fingerspelling, and handwriting into a comprehensive writing program.
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