Of all the subjects, I find writing the most difficult to teach. I think the major difficulty for me is trying to teach my young writers that writing is a plan from start to end while also overwhelming them with the rules of conventions, editing, organization, word choice, and craft. However, I teach writing through Writer's Workshop which incorporates much of what the text considers best practices for teaching writing in an inclusive classroom. I have found that from the beginning of the year my students have progressed as writers.
Although, the majority of my students have improved as writers, I have noticed that my student with dyspraxia has not progressed as a writer as much as some of her peers. Her disorder effects every component of the writing process. She has difficulty verbally expressing herself. Therefore, her writing reflects her speech, articles and verb conjugations are omitted and details are not expressed. After reading the text, I am now knowledgeable of different strategies to help my student during the writing process.
I will begin by giving her a story element organizer. This will allow for her to organize her thoughts as well as aid her in writing down the details of her story. I will also create checklists for her during the revision and editing stages. I feel that this will make her more aware of what to look for or change during revising and editing.
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