What would Vygotsky think of my Daily Writing Program? link to .pdf file
The Daily Writing Program and Vygotsky link to timed interval PowerPoint
What it is:
This artifact is a paper I prepared for EDU 511 Learning and Teaching Concepts and Models. It explains (up to the point in time I was in EDU 511 in the fall of o8) the Daily Writing Program (DWP) I have been developing since I began teaching kindergarten. It assesses the DWP primarily through the eyes of Vygotsky, with a few questions that might have been proposed by Piaget.
What it demonstrates:
This artifact demonstrates my ability to create and implement curriculum that would be endorsed by one of the most prominent contributors to Constructivist theory, Vygotsky.
How it benefits students PK-14:
The nature of how the DWP works limits its functionality much passed kindergarten. In a handful of instances, special education teachers at my school have used pieces of the DWP with first graders. On the other hand, some of the more advanced pre-school children I have worked with have begun the DWP in the last trimester of their school year before entering kindergarten.
Standards:
Connecticut Kindergarten Frameworks:
Applying English Language Conventions
• 4.1 Students use knowledge of their language and culture to improve competency in English.
• 4.2 students speak and write using standard language structures and diction appropriate to audience and task.
• 4.3 Students use English for composing and revising written text.