Teacher writing inspires kids writing

 Teacher writing inspires kids writing

When we teach writing in Autahi there are a few ways we approach getting everyone ready to write.

One of the ways is with teacher modelling where the teacher does a bit of writing to show us what to do. This can be just the teacher writing with lots of think-a-louds that encourage learners to think of what skills they might use if they were the writer.
This modelled writing establishes what good writers do as well as how we manage making mistakes in writing. 
Here is an example of modelled writing:

They other way we get started is through a shared write where the teacher facilitates writing a story together with the class. They choose the words that go into the story and get to come and write part of it themselves. The fun of this is seeing their words come to life before they have a go at writing their own story.
Here is an example of a shared write:

And here is some of the writing that flowed on from this session:

For more information you might want to check out this link to see more about these approaches