Of course the state puts out the TEKS which clearly and specifically covers what is required for the children to learn. But what are the best activities to reach those goals. I am sure I will be referring to it again in the future. Like Bloom s Taxonomy it is a reminder of how the how people think and learn. Writing level students must have plenty of opportunities to process write.
All types of writing are important.
And children need a balance of all types. But process writing assignments can get overlooked and it is the type of skill a students need the most to develop into confident writers. And as teachers our goal should only be to guide and support. The students need freedom to pick their own topics and project. The young they are the more help but the older they are the more they should be own their own.