Writing?

I found last class gave me even more to think about. Certainly the steps involved in writing are very daunting and I appreciate the fact that this process comes relatively easy for me. I must say, though that as someone who has come recently to typing, there is a different thought process going on in my head and I notice myself thinking about individual letters more while composing- not as efficient a process for me as writing with pen.

The inspiration webbing exercise was perfect for me-a random abstract thinker. I know of several students for whom this program would save much time and decrease the number of forgotten ideas. As well, I like the idea of having the outline made for me. I have never enjoyed hammering random thoughts into linear form (although I imagine it is good for the development of new pathways in my brain). My partner and I discovered that our different brains gravitated to the organizational structure that best reflected how we thought (webbing vs outlining)-a good illustration of how important it is to be sensitive to students learning styles.

I have been continuing to try Clicker 5 on a variety of students- and at the same time get EA's excited about it. Mylatest was with a young fellow who is just beginning to read words. I tried a story in which you have to hit the cells in order, to send the words up. I must admit I hadn't given that much thought, but after he used it I realized what poor left-right directionality he has. The exercise was motivational because it was about him and he loves that. I think the EA's perked there ears up when they saw it in action!