Each day starts with the children taking out their writing folders, perusing their in-progress work and deciding just what they need to do next. I ask each child in turn to report what they need to do for the session – write, illustrate, edit, read to an adult, or read to the class. I put their name on the white board chart under the required task.

The following video shows the final part of a project and it highlights the work of two typical students. Writers Workshop will continue in much the same fashion through grades one and two. Every child is unique in the lessons they need to work on each day. For some, it’s composing an interesting story. For others, it’s breaking the words into parts and then individual sounds and finally letters. Everyone is a better writer because of this daily practice.
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