Shared Writing Routines

Examples of Shared Writing Routines for Emergent/Early Writers (older or younger)

1.    Chart student responses to or extensions of texts

2.    Take home journal entry. You may choose to use a familiar template for this routine for some students. For example: Today is Wednesday. I had a ____ day.  I __________. (Describe event/ activity such as “I ate lunch with Samantha and Emily.) You may choose to present 2-3 photos or graphics to help the student choose one thing to write about (e.g., a boardmaker symbol for lunch and a picture of a friend; symbol for gym and photo of teacher).

3.    Create a graphic organizer before reading to support attentionand comprehension.

Example Shared writing: Response to Teacher Read Aloud 

Today I will read you a story about elephants. What do you know about elephants? The teacher writes student ideas on chart paper. Students read each together with teacher (shared reading). 

 As I read this story, I want you to listen and think about these things: what elephants EAT, where elephants LIVE and how elephants USE their TRUNKS (Teacher writes each key word on chart for graphic organizer)       [INSERT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER EXAMPLE HERE] 

4. After reading, the teacher could ask students to tell something they learned-or engage the students in completing a graphic organizer together (teacher writes) from before reading. The teacher might re-read one or two key sentences from the text for each part. 

Elephants