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Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: Interactive Writing

Glossary

  1. Interactive Writing - The teacher and children "share the pen" at strategic points in the construction of a text. When to engage children in the writing directly is related to the specific goals and specific conventions that need to be learned and reinforced at that specific time.
    (* Source - APA Interactive Writing: How Language and Literacy Come Together, K-2. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, McCarrier, Pinnel and Fountas (2000) p. 21.)
  2. Read Aloud - Reading aloud to students can be a vehicle for providing information, explaining concepts, and arousing curiosity. Through this activity, a teacher can build and clarify important background knowledge before introducing a new concept or unit of study, and, at the same time, inspire interest conductive to a higher level of learning.
    (* Source - Reading Aloud to Student, PSSA Classroom Connections, Pennsylvania Department of Education)
  3. Share the Pen - During interactive writing, the teacher and student “share the pen.” The students contribute to the composing and actual writing.
    (* Source - Language Arts: The Writing Process, Mobile County Public School System, Mobile, Alabama)