Writing Wizards Portfolio Wall
Tracking Progress Throughout the Year (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 2: Consolidation / FluencyStage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
6-10
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4thFood Groups:
Primary:
Motivation for Literacy
Transcript
This Writing Wizards bulletin board is an open portfolio of the writing samples of the students in my class. First and foremost, it's a celebration for the students. They get so excited when their work comes up onto this bulletin board. They're published authors! It can't get any more exciting than that. The parents come in after parent-teacher interviews and they gravitate to this board. They want to look at the progress that their child is making from the beginning of the year over the months until where we are now. It's a celebration for them as well, but it's also a time for teachers to assess, what's missing? What would make a great mini-lesson? What areas are the students having difficulty to understand? How can we best help them to take the next step to be better writers and authors?
Related References
Activity Objective
The goal of Writing Wizards Portfolio Wall: Tracking Progress Throughout the Year (Virtual Tour) is to publicly celebrate the progression of each student's writing skills.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- The Writing Wizards Portfolio Wall is a form of writing assessment that identifies strengths and areas requiring further improvement over a period of time.
- Teach and re-teach mini-lessons about the conventions of language or word choice prior to each writing session.
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