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Early Literacy and Writing Encourage young children to: The Writing Process Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
 * Write early.
 * Use invented spelling.
 * Explore the alphabetic nature of writing.
 * Develop concepts about print.
 * Drafting ||


 * Prewriting ||


 * Revising ||

Strategies for Writing Graphic Organizer: Venn Diagram Venn Diagram: Comparing Oranges and Apples SAMPLE MANUSCRIPT AND CURSIVE ALPHABETS
 * Sharing withan Audience ||
 * Written conversations
 * Personal journals
 * Patterned writing
 * Graphic organizers
 * Drawing pictures

MULTISENSORY SPELLING METHOD

Forms of Writing Fernald Method for Teaching Spelling Fernald Method for Teaching Spelling (CONT.) Advantages of Word Processing
 * Meaning and pronunciation
 * Imagery
 * Recall
 * Writing the word
 * Mastery
 * Manuscript writing
 * Cursive writing
 * Keyboarding or typing
 * Tell student that he or she is going to learn to spell in a new way that others found to be successful.
 * The student selects a word that he or she wants to learn.
 * The teacher writes the student’s word on a large piece of paper. The student watches as the teacher traces and says the word.
 * The student traces the word, while saying it several times. Then the student writes the word on a separate sheet of paper while saying it.
 * When the student can see the word in his or her mind, the student writes the word on a separate sheet of paper without looking at the original copy. If the word is incorrect, the student repeats step 4. If the word is correct, it is put in a file box.
 * When there are enough words in the file box, the words are used to write stories.
 * Motivation
 * Collaboration
 * Ease of Revision
 * Helps with Fine-Motor Problems
 * Special Features
 * Spell Checkers
 * Thesaurus
 * Talking Computers