Something that stood out to me in these readings was when it said "good writing doesn't result from any particular methodology" because it's something that we as future educators need to live by. A big part of teaching is being flexible, sometimes things work and sometimes they need improvement. We also have to realize that what worked with one student may not work with another, every child is different. I liked how the reading talked about the importance of the teaching writing with her students and sharing her writing. Kids need to see the teacher demonstrate something so they have an idea of how to do it on their own. I remember in a class that I cadet taught for the teacher had her students write "I am from" poems to talk about things that make up parts of who they are. The teacher made her own poem to give her students an idea of what she expected from them. Sometimes it's easier for kids to have a visual representation as an example then for it to be verbally explained.
At my work the kindergarteners are expected to do their ABC's before they can draw or color during homework time. The older kids are expected to write 5 sentences and we then look over them. Multiple times I have had kindergarteners come up to me and ask me to help them write sentences instead of doing their ABC's. They see that the older kids are doing and they want to do it too. They love to experiment with words and sound things out to see if they can do it. And they are so proud once they do. Younger kids make a lot of mistakes so it's discouraging if we try to correct them all in one sitting. The reading talked about how correcting errors isn't teaching. It doesn't do the student any good unless you explain to them how they made the error and what they can do to fix it.
