DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.112Published:
2004-01-01Issue:
No 6 (2004)Section:
Teaching IssuesDesign of literacy activities to promote writing with children: an experience with second graders
Keywords:
writing, kidwatcher, kidwatching, possibilities as readers and writers, children as writers (en).Abstract (en)
In this paper, I would like to share my experience as a kidwatcher in a private school in Bogotá, Colombia while designing and implementing a variety of literacy activities to promote writing in English in an EFL context for second grade students. It highlights the importance of understanding writing as a dynamic process as well as the role kidwatching had in helping me become a teacher who understood, respected, supported, learnt, enjoyed and loved the active manner in which children construct knowledge of the written language. At the same time, I gained insights about childrenʼs thoughts, feelings, and concerns about the world they live in. I hope, from this experience teachers are encouraged to explore their classroom contexts and make the best decisions that contribute to the development of their students as writers.
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