2. The Art of Letters ( Wen Fu) “Beholdnowtheutility of letters… Itextendsover a thousand miles and nothing can stop itscourse; Itpenetrates a millionyears, theferryfromontotheother..” Lu Chi
4. Priorityis: -Toletstudentscreatetheirowntexts ( byreading) -Procedureswillvaryfromclasstoclass -Grammarisimportant , but as a tool, a means, and not as anenditself. - A collaborative, workshopatmospherebetweenteacher and studentsisdeveloped
5. Writing Takes time Its a thinkingprocess. Itdemandsconsciousintellectualeffort Its a form of problemsolvingwhichinvolves : generating ideas, planning, goal-setting, monitoring and evaluating
6. TheWritingProcess Discussion Brainstorming Fastwriting Rough draft Preliminaryselfevaluation Arranginginformation Firstdraft Group Conference Seconddraft Selfevaluation Finisheddraft Final respondingdraft
7. Reading An active and fluentprocesswhichinvolvesthereader and thereading material in buildingmeaning.
8. Activating prior Knowledge A synergyoccurs in readingwhich combines thewordsontheprinted page withthereader’sbackgroundknowledge and expierences
9. Theteachershould: Utilizeskills of the L1 tothe L2 Developvocabularyskills Improvereadingcomprehension Improvereadingrate Teachingreadershowto use strategies and howto monitor theirimprovements
10. Strategiesforconsideration in teaching Reading AActivate prior knowledge CCultivatevocabulary TTeachforcomprehension IIncreasereadingrate VVerifyreadingstrategies E Evaluateprogress
11. Videos Teaching content is teaching. Professor Daniel Willingham http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRiP-ijdxqEc A girls report a movie and book http://es.video.yahoo.com/watch/988544/4098539 Teaching writing strategies http://searchlight.utexas.org/content/fourth-grade/activities/teaching-writing-strategies/view?SearchableText=alouds&search=true&Subj=None Otis Teaching Tips: Reflective Writing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRF8whWLjqc
