Abstract

RUIZ C, Nubia Cecilia. Design of literacy activities to promote writing with children: An experience with second graders. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2004, n.6, pp.129-143. ISSN 0123-4641.

In this paper, I would like to share my experience as a kidwatcher in a private school in Bogotá, Colombia while designing and implementing a variety of literacy activities to promote writing in English in an EFL context for second grade students. It highlights the importance of understanding writing as a dynamic process as well as the role kidwatching had in helping me become a teacher who understood, respected, supported, learnt, enjoyed and loved the active manner in which children construct knowledge of the written language. At the same time, I gained insights about children's thoughts, feelings, and concerns about the world they live in. I hope, from this experience teachers are encouraged to explore their classroom contexts and make the best decisions that contribute to the development of their students as writers.

Keywords : writing; kidwatcher; kidwatching; possibilities as readers and writers; children as writers.

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