I was marinating this article on the way home, trying to come up with a graphic concept.
I thought of the organizer of a 3 legged stool.
When a teacher is ready to begin writing, imagine that the child sits on the stool.
The research on developmental stages is one leg and its practical application to this child, is one leg. The research implications for an intentional learning environment are the second leg.
Finally the third leg is the teacher deliberate teaching actions based on personal experience,
observation of pupils and a fully dilineated model of the writing process.
The child hopefullly will be able to sit on this stool and write, while not tipping over due to a missing leg.
To be honest, this seems daunting. That does not mean it is not worthwhile.
ahhh but there are three-legged stools that are quite sturdy :) interesting organizer!
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