Writing PL from COL discussion

Writing PL -

Critically look at writing practice -

How do we set our learning environments for writing success?

What do we need to provide for writing success?

What do teachers need to know to enable writer growth?

an audience
share our stories
give feedback

routine
table
space
writing tools

high oral language
descriptive language
specific lang

print-rich environment
opportunities to write at other times

risk-taking

safe
eat
drink

practice/repetition

focus on voice not process - building a culture of storytelling

culture of writing

We are all writers:
What do learners need to have established before any writing development can take place?

Literacy Learning Progressions:
What are the components of writing development at the various stages?

How well are we supporting the growth of these?

need to model more for instructional groups.