Writing Instruction that Meets the

Common Core for Struggling Students

Rick Weinberg

Contact Information

Rick Weinbergcell # 814.598.1280

rick_weinberg@caboces.org

Twitter @rickweinberg

A Little About Me

• I work for Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES

• I actually live in Pennsylvania

• I have presented at many local, state and national conferences

• I have dyslexia

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Articles I Have Published

Why Teach Writing?

•The act of writing generates ideas.

•Solve Problems, Identify issues and construct questions

•Reconsider something someone has already tried

•Try out a half-baked ideaNational Counsel of Teacher of English NCTE.org

Why Teach Writing Continued

•According to Marquette University, “the primary basis upon which your work, your learning, and your intellect will be judged--in college, in the workplace, and in the community."

http://www.chicagonow.com/white-rhino/2013/09/why-we-must-accept-common-core-writing-standards/

Let’s take it to the next level

•For students who need an augmented communication device and can’t use their own voice to speak, should you help them program their device with swear words?

We need to enable our students with the tools that will allow them to

express their ideas, their understandings and their new thinking. Technology

for a student with a learning disability is not a

luxury but a fundamental human right.

Let’s Check

The Common Core

•Argument

•Informational/Explanatory

•Narrative

•Research Project

How can we teach writing to struggling Students?•Continued and ongoing support of

students by teachers

•Ongoing and effective professional development for teachers

•Get ride of all the stuff (Letter formation, grammar, spelling etc...)

•Use Assistive Technology

How are authors and artists alike?

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What makes this man an artist?

Technology is just the tool...The

thinking is always in their head•The technology allows for others to

see the authors thinking.

•The technology allows for the creation of artifacts.

•The artifact allows the author, artist, dancer share their thinking with an audience.

Writing : Ideas ::mobility : cognitive

growth

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iPad vs Computer

• Much of what I show today can be done on both

Assistive TechnologiesFor Writing

Voice Recognition

•Siri

•Dragon Dictation

•Evi

•Google Voice Search

If you have a newer iPad

•You can use Siri

You can use Dragon Dictation

How about Evi

Google Voice Search

Word Prediction

•Free App called Better Speller

Organizing Ideas

Poplet

Have you ever been in a class like

this?

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Thank You

Contact Information

Rick Weinbergcell # 814.598.1280

rick_weinberg@caboces.org

Twitter @rickweinberg