11 levels of writing
Shared Writing
Interactive Writing
Interactive writing activities
Ways to support writing in the classroom
100
Child draws or scribbles - unable to tell if it matches the topic. What level is this?
Level 1 - Text not readable yet
100
What is shared writing?
What is Shared writing is when the teacher uses the pen. The children share the ideas and the teacher writes to model correctly.
100
What is Interactive Writing?
Interactive writing is when the teacher “shares the pen” with the children
100
Does Interactive writing always have to be done in a journal?
No but for our collection purposes an example would need to be collected for their journal.
100
Which activity uses light to support drawing/writing development?
200
Give an example of a shared writing activity.
200
What is another name for interactive writing?
Scaffolded writing
200
How can stickers be used to get children to participate in IDW?
Give them a couple of stickers and ask them to draw around the stickers and then tell/write a story about their sticker picture.
200
How can Wiki sticks be used to support writing development?
300
This child "writes" a story and tells you all about it. Which writing level would she fall under?
Level 3 - Imitative Writing, not readable yet
300
What is the purpose of Shared Writing?
It is a way for the teacher to model writing skills.
300
You are turning your dramatic play area into a pet shop. Name 2 ways you could incorporate IDW.
Make a pet shop sign together.
Make pet name tags together
Make Price tags together
Make name tags for the workers together
Ect...
300
Which large group/transition activity can and should be done daily to help support letter recognition and/or letter sounds?
Word Wall
400
Which level would this child be placed and why? 
Level 6
400
What is the Purpose of Interactive Writing?
This is a chance for the child to actively participate in writing. It is also a chance for teachers to "scaffold" the Childs writing abilities.
400
Which activity uses texture to help support writing development?
500
A child goes up to the word wall and removes a word/picture. She draws the picture, copies the word, and has several other letter and letter strings around her paper. What level of writing would she fall under?
Level 4 - The word "love" with random letters
500
Once writing has taken place how can you "put it all together"?
Have then point and read what they wrote
500
How can you incorporate magnetic letters into IDW?