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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Early Childhood Writing


I was presenting a workshop on literacy in the sand table at the Utah Early Childhood Conference this past Saturday. I was reminded about how critical it is to help young children feet comfortable with writing. Many early childhood educators mistakenly use handwriting activities as a writing response. Since writing is putting our thoughts down on paper, for young children that means drawing pictures. Handwriting will come as fine motor skills develop and as the child learns about the alphabet and reading. It is critical that we allow children to draw pictures and respond to the environment often, without the requirement of 'writing' letters and words. Although dictation (writing the words on a child's picture) is appropriate at times to model writing, it is also important for a child's project to stand alone. This is one way we can help children feel comfortable with responding to texts and putting their thoughts down on paper. The writing process is an important part of the new Common Core State Standards. I often think of the book, "Bunny Cakes," by Rosemary Wells. In the story, Max wants Red Hot Marshmallow Squirters for his cake. Since he can't write words, his success comes when he draws a picture of what he wants. Let's support the writing process in young children by allowing the drawing of pictures and celebrating those responses.

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At 9:25 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Do you know of any drawing contests for young children? I think this post goes along nicely with your previous post about the art gallery. I love the drawings my preschool children do. I just wish there was an easier way to keep all of them :)

 
At 1:35 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You can take digital photos of each piece of artwork and upload to a digital photo book at yorkphoto.com, and when your child starts 3rd grade, get it printed (there's not as much art after that). Or you could print it by year. Or, you could have it printed as a canvas picture suitable to be framed. Once it's digital, it's easy to do a lot of things with it - calendars, mugs, t-shirts, for grandma, etc.

 
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At 8:51 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

thank you for the ideas on the digital photo book I have Forster grandchildren that send me lots of pictures I would like to keep

 
At 5:36 AM, Anonymous identity property worksheets said...

This is time when kids use to discover some new kind of alphabet other then A-Z and making some amazing design but here mothers have to play crucial role to make them on the right way.

 
At 12:49 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 4:01 PM, Blogger Beverly Kaye said...

Great article. I have just been talking casually with some parents on this subject. I love how you go on to say - it "is appropriate at times to model writing, it is also important for a child's project to stand alone". So true! And great to be reminded.

In terms of photobooks, we have recently published a book of our 3 & 4yr olds Silk Paintings. With ideas gathered from the children about their ideas of a story, two parents worked on the text to build a story with the silk paintings as illustrations.

Maybe next time we could consider a wordless book with their illustrations. Beverly Kaye - Manaia Kindergarten.

 
At 3:31 PM, Blogger Scovino said...

Great thoughts about early childhood writing. I admit when I first started teaching I had little vision (and consequently little success)on teaching my kids how to put their ideas on the page. I focused on penmanship and grammar, making it hard for my kids to develop their stories and make them interesting for their audiences. The programs that opened my ideas to successfully fostering a love of writing, as well as, helping them to see and record the world around them was the Lucy Caukins Writing Workshop and Interactive Writing. My writers were ages 4-7 and thrived at their individual levels and ages once I worked with them on recording what they experience everyday. We started with pictures, then moved to labels, and finally to sentences. The progression allowed students to work at their pace and see success at each step. I recommend these programs to anyone to help develop excellent young writers.

 
At 6:48 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have never posted a comment to a blog, but I felt this was such a wonderful and insightful post, I would give it a try. Handwriting develops as a child's fine motor skills develop. I agree that one way to help this development is through drawing. As young children learn how to hold crayons, paint brush, etc., they also learn how to express their thought onto paper or other means. Once children learn to recognize letters of the alphabet, they can build upon their fine motor skills and expression of thought through handwriting and written words. I am studying to be a future early childhood educator, so I have not had the opportunity to work with young children in a classroom or writing, but I am the mother of 3 children. From the moment my children were able to hold, grasp, and make a connection between their hand/eye coordination, they were drawing. At first they were only scribbles, but as they grew older to become expressive pieces of artwork. Many time their artwork allowed me to gain insight into an activity they wanted to do when they could not speak or thoughts they had. Writing is a valuable tool for children to learn early on in life, however learning how to visually display thought, words, or feelings is the first steps in learning writing.

 
At 1:19 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I love to encourage the children to try to write what they are asking me to write on their pictures. I will either write it first on another piece of paper and ask them to write it themself on their paper. Sometimes the child rather write the comment themselves using their own letters!

 
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Early childhood writing skills are best developed when a parent or caregiver provides opportunities for practice, such as providing materials for making cards or writing notes.

 
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A child reaches the phonemic stage around three and a half years of age. He will begin to make repeated patterns, lines, dots and curves. He will also begin imitating writing and he may be able to write some letters of the alphabet.

 
At 1:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed reading your post regarding Early Childhood Writing. I am currently working with Pre-K students and wish to utilize writing as a response tool. Your post brought such a great perspective in relation to the student's output with the activities. For example, when discussing Community Helpers I would like to ask the children to illustrate (or write) about their favorite Community Helper and welcome their illustrations as a form of writing.

 
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PGDE的全寫是Postgraduate Diploma in Education,中文為教師教育文憑。現時在八大裏面,有四間大學開辦教育文憑課程:
香港大學(HKU)、香港中文大學(CU)、
香港浸會大學(BU)、香港教育大學(EdU)。
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2. 全日/兼讀制之分別
2.1 畢業所需時間
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全日制學生修讀一年即可畢業,而兼讀制學生就要讀兩年先可以畢業
首先,全日制學生修讀一年即可畢業,而兼讀制學生就要讀兩年先可以畢業。要特別留意的是,兩者的學費是近乎一樣/一樣的,換句話說如果修讀兼讀制,需要給兩倍學費。



2.2 入學資格
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首先,焦慮病患者會經常受到情緒,同埋藥物嘅影響,令自己身體不適。小編都有試過食血清素,食完就會覺得好頭暈。有陣時自己嘅情緒亦都唔係好穩定,令身體俾警號我。例如胃痛、頭暈等等。有好多人都問我點解你又唔返學啊?咁鍾意喺考試之前唔返?其實,小編好想同佢哋講:「我都唔想」,冇人想自己有病,自己辛苦,但係當事情發生嘅時候,我哋始終需要時間去接受,需要休息。有陣時請假係因為身體已經負荷唔到,有時候,我哋出去見人都會覺得好恐懼,所以淨係想留係一個熟悉嘅地方,保護自己。如果你都係一個焦慮症患者,小編想同你講辛苦晒,可能冇人會明白你。每個人都會責怪你,但係你已經好叻,經歷咗好多嘢,真係辛苦晒喇!如果你身邊有焦慮症患者,不妨俾多啲關心佢,唔好再責怪佢哋,因為冇人想自己有病。



2. 講加油、努力?不如俾患者一個擁抱!
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第二,小編知道好多人可能都會覺得安慰焦慮症患者好難,都唔知講咩好。到頭來,為咗大家嘅對話唔好咁尷尬,就同對方講「你要加油」,「努力會令你變得更好」嘅說話。講真,小編十分明白,小編未經歷焦慮症之前,會覺得焦慮症就係比唔開心嚴重啲,講一句「加油」就可以令患者振作。後來,小編發現之前既諗法係大錯特錯,當朋友、家人同我講加油、努力,我會好質疑自己以前嘅自己係唔係唔夠努力,大家先會咁樣同我講。其實,我已經好努力,咁係唔係因為我蠢,所以大家覺得我唔夠努力。呢啲對話令我更加質疑自己,令到自己嘅內心更加難受。如果你身邊嘅朋友係焦慮症患者,當你唔識回應佢哋嘅苦況,不如擁抱佢哋,等佢哋感受到溫暖,相信一個擁抱係戰勝千言百語。



3. 請減少使用Whatsapp Stickers,去回應患者嘅傷心
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第三,吓!連Whatsapp Stickers都唔可以用,有冇咁專制啊!其實,小編都覺得Whatsapp Stickers好可愛。有時候都會用Whatsapp Stickers, 去同朋友對話,但係當身邊朋友嘅朋友覺得唔開心既時候,就盡量避免用Whatsapp Stickers去回應。試想想,如果你唔開心,send咗一段千字文俾我,到頭來我淨係send返個Whatsapp Stickers俾你,你都會覺得有冇搞錯啦!當然WhatsApp的佢可以當作輔助工具,你send完一大堆文字,再用Whatsapp Stickers點綴,係無任歡迎。不過,你可能同小編講,我唔識點樣安慰朋友,所以先用Whatsapp Stickers啫!唔緊要,小編而家就教你一個方法。當你諗唔到嘅時候,而且你又得閒,不妨同朋友講:「我哋不如去飲杯嘢,然後先慢慢傾。」一來朋友真係會感受到你係關心佢哋,二來你又可以有時間諗點樣安慰佢哋,一舉兩得。



4. 唔好再用「唔!」、「哦!」,去回應患者
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How to Use 'Indifferent' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster

第四,有陣時小編好明白大家可能諗唔到點樣安為患者,所以就答「唔!」、「哦!」先,起碼有俾到回應,但係如果小編同你地講,假如你有一次考試考得好差,就同其他朋友傾訴,想得到安慰,但係最後朋友只係簡簡單單地同你講一句「唔!」、「哦!」,可能你都會覺得好唔開心,覺得個朋友喺度Hea你。你有呢個反應係一件好正常嘅事,每個人都想被認真對待,無人想俾人敷衍,當你尋找安慰,係低谷嘅時候,已經踏出左第一步,去同其他人傾訴,但最後俾人hurt。其實一啲都唔好受,無論你身邊有冇朋友係焦慮症患者,請唔好用「唔!」、「哦!」,去回應佢哋嘅悲傷,每一個人都值得被尊重。



總結
總言來說,以上就係小編所介紹嘅五個方法,其實,焦慮症患者同其他人都係一樣,就好似患上傷風感冒咁樣,有感冒可以食藥治療,焦慮症都一樣可以,只不過比治療傷風感冒,花多少少時間。我哋覺得最唔舒服嘅係大家喺度討論自己嘅病情,喺度責怪你點解唔可以好似其他同學一樣正常上堂,要瞓係張枱度。小編可能今篇文寫得有少少負面,如果有任何冒犯,敬請原諒!不過,我希望呢篇文可以幫到大家,有陣時唔一定要用說話,先可以傳達心意。坐喺度聽吓我哋講嘢,已經覺得好滿足、好感恩。



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