Chapter 1. Teaching Children to Write

Tompkins says that teachers use interactive writing to provide instruction and assistance to children as they are actually writhing (Tompkins, 2008) it is much like shared writing except that the children as they are actually writhing. In this chapter, it describes the ways that how to make the writing process by guided writing and independent writing. In this method the teachers and students write to each other.The teachers should help the students become aware of options and taught how to use considerable decision-making power (Hansen) the teacher just support them getting into creative writhing process, not inject the standard pattern.

According to Ja Eun Kim, teaching method will be influenced and teaching process is very important.. When I look back my school days, their skills are passed down to the students intactly. One of my middle school teacher was evaded a question from an inquisitive or a complicated question cause that question wasn’t in textbook. Ja Eun was quoted an article “teacher must be a facilitator”. They must own in practice before the class what they have learned in the abstract for the successes that are possible with their student, furthermore, implications for their development and should realize that how to interact with students.

References  

Tompkins, G.E. (2008). Teaching writing: Balancing process and product. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Hansen, J (1990). Students' Evaluations Bring Reading and Writing Together.

My teaching experiences and target teaching levels

Before begging this program, I worked for the architectural firm as a graphic designer, Also do free-lance work working out of home cause I majored in interior design. It is totally unconnected with my major between this CSUSB TESOL MA Program but I had opportunities to learn American culture and society as well as language. After language study abroad in USA, I'd really wanted to proceed to the degree of MA study abroad and I happened to know this CSUSB TESOL MA program. As you can see, I didn’t have any experience to instruct as an English teacher. This is my one of a great challenge over the past few years.

 Actually, it is hard to decide what my target level in my future it is right now curse I am kind of beginner to start as an English teacher. But if I get an opportunity to teach, I’d like to teach as an English teacher through various activities from preschool child to the lower grades. They will be my target teaching levels.