MSirmans

     Craft lessons for K-2 writing were continued on pages 29-43.  These lessons discussed the elements : "Writing a Strong Lead", Flushing Out Sketchy Writing by Cutting and Pasting", "Time Transitions", " Using Talk Bubbles", "New Ways to Write About an Old Topic", ' Choosing and Describing the Setting", " Staying On the Topic ", "Cause and Effect", "Discription of a Character", "Writing through a Mask", designing patterns and a shape for a story by repetition of words,phrases or sentences, and surprise endings.

      All of these elements of writing skills are difficult for language delayed or disordered students and the simple,concise methods offered by the authors are helpful and functional.  I appreciate having the resources listed with the lesson and the specific examples offered.  Manipulating the texts by cutting and pasting will be motivating for my visual,kinesthetic students and is a beneficial way to reinforce sequencing skills.  My stutterers are more verbally fluent when speaking through a mask so it stands to reason that some children will write more fluently when using these techniques.  Determining a setting and describing it using details expands vocabulary and will provide practice for all SI students whose IEP objectives address weak semantic skills.