Lesson Plans #5 (Girl Swans)

Teaching kids to write is a joy.

I love teaching kids to write. But by the time they get to me, most kids seem to think that writing is a form of torture that teachers force on them because, well, teachers are basically mean (or something). There are a number of reasons for that. The overemphasis of spelling a grammar rules with kids with disabilities can pass on a constant message that they're wrong when they write - regardless of the ideas or the creativity. Spelling and grammar are important, but if the kid likes to write you get a lot more to work with. There has to be a safe writing environment for the student, or writing becomes a dry chore to be lived through. In Lesson Plans #5 I talk some about teaching writing, and about the fun it can bring with it...