The purpose of this workshop is to provide a tangible, real experience to children who are having a hard time transferring the words in their minds unto the paper in front of them. This workshop will offer solutions and accommodations to the teacher of frustrated writers. The presenter will also address modifications and accommodations for writing with special needs children. Although the workshop is elementary based, the topic is one that can easily be adapted to middle and high school students as well. Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce discovery walks as an alternative to using lecture and notes for the introduction of new subject matter. Based upon the history workshop design, discovery walks actively involve students in experiencing a new culture or concept. Discovery walks have students move through learning centers with pictures, film clips, historical artifacts, and necessary textual information. While adaptable to any historical event or period, this particular workshop will model a discovery walk on the history and culture of Ancient Rome.