Teaching+writing

 __**Teaching writing**__
Similar to teaching children to read there are four teaching approaches for teachers to try and teach children to write. Within modelled writing the teacher selects a text based on his/her knowledge of the children. They should choose it based on what they know and what they need to know. The teacher holds the pen or demonstrates from a book or other text type. Children observe the writing process in action (Hill 2006). Shared and interactive writing involves the children in participating in the writing process. The teacher still holds the pen but the children are invited to contribute ideas for the writing. Whereas, in interactive writing the teacher and the students share the pen and they both contribute to the construction of the text (Hill 2006). Guided writing involves the children working in pairs or small groups, they might work together to complete a small section of a whole class project or work together on an article for the school newsletter (Hill 2006). Independent writing is where the children write on topics of theirs choice or the teacher’s choice. There still should be support from the teacher but the children should be able to do this independently (Hill 2006).
 * __Modelled writing__**
 * __Shared and Interactive writing__**
 * __Guided writing__**
 * __Independent writing__**