Interactive Writing
Teacher Role
& Responsibility
Focuses lesson and writing task
Uses prompts/cues/think-aloud strategies
to support students
Revises text as changes are made
and mistakes are fixed
Student Role
& Responsibility
Helps decide purpose for writing
Can physically help write message
(depending on developmental stage)
Practice reading/revising message,
deciding on next steps
Revisit/use text independently as aid
for other writing tasks
Mindfulness in
Planning
Clear purpose/audience for writing
High-frequency words
Spelling resources (ie. Word Wall)
Letter-sound relationships
Upper vs Lower case letters
Sentence structure
Activities
Co-created writing on chart paper
(Step-by-step sentence creation)
"Today is...." (date, weather, feelings-based
responses)
Good way for Primary learners to practice
writing and expressing themselves or their
observations.
Sentence strips/word strips
Students create writing from pre-determined
language (useful for younger students, those
at lower developmental stages, ESL students,
students with IEP accomodations/modifications etc.)
SmartBoard writing
Allows instant revision, accessible for the
entire class, easy to manipulate
In the Classroom
Anchor charts (ie. grammar
and structure reminders etc.)
Word-Picture connections (ie.
classroom Pictionary) to facilitate
word recognition and communication
Positive reinforcement
& encouraging risk-taking
Respect for others (ie. helping
to fix mistakes, not putting
others down)