I love reading my students' writing and going through the process with them of getting their ideas on to paper. It can be challenging for young children to convey their thoughts in writing and even more challenging for English Language Learners to express their thoughts clearly and concisely. So it is quite exciting when they produce not only their own story but that they have done it with little coaching or help from the teacher.
People ask where their ideas come from and how much I help them. The surprising thing is that they come up with these ideas all on their own. I do help with grammatical errors and give direction for spelling but the stories and ideas are all theirs. Can't help but be a little proud of them considering when they started in September they had very little conversational English.
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