10/16/17 1 Oral Language The Foundation for Word & Sentence Level Writing MTSS Forum - 2017 Gettysburg, PA • 10/17/17 William Van Cleave facebook: W.V.C.ED • website: wvced.com [email protected]Overview of Activities • Sentence Parts Matching • Sentence Unscrambling • Sentence Combining • Sentence Imitating • Sentence Expanding • Tandem Writing 2 Most of these are possible both orally and in writing! Sentence Parts Matching Explanation: Students match sentence parts to make complete sentences. • Avoids… - word retrieval - idea generation • Focuses on… - knowledge of syntax - comprehension 3
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Oral LanguageThe Foundation for Word & Sentence Level Writing
MTSS Forum - 2017Gettysburg, PA • 10/17/17William Van Cleavefacebook: W.V.C.ED • website: [email protected]
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Recommended ResourcesTools that Accompany the Writing Matters Approach by William Van Cleave - Available at wvced.comBinder Inserts. (several different styles for students at different grade levels, emphasizing quick and easy access to word lists and rules for sentence and essay construction)Grammar Dice. (grammar/sentence generating dice activities)GrammarBuilder Concept Cards. (concept cards including parts of speech and sentence parts for student and instructor use)Sentence Sense. (workbook series for student practice in sentence skill development)Sentence Stretches I & II. (sentence expansion card games)Sentence Templates and Writing Expansion posters.Words at Work I & II. (grammar/sentence construction card games)Writing Skills Concept Charts. (with co-author Heather Redenbach) (8.5x11 visuals for parts of speech and sentence parts) Writing Skills Sorters. (grammar/sentence sorting activity packs)
Tools that Complement the Writing Matters Approach by Other Authors - Published by wvced.comKing, Diana. Learning Cursive - Elementary Level (left- & right-handed versions). (new cursive workbooks for instructing elementary students)
Other Useful Writing Tools at wvced.comKing, Diana. Cursive Writing Skills (left- and right-handed versions). (remedial workbooks for older students who struggle with handwriting)King, Diana. Keyboarding Skills. (revolutionary method of instructing students in keyboarding)King, Diana. Learning Cursive - Elementary Level (left- & right-handed versions). (new cursive workbooks for instructing elementary students)King, Diana. Writing Skills, Books A, One, Two, and Three. (workbooks involving grammar and sentence and paragraph development)King, Diana. Posters. (1 covering Phrases and 1 covering Clauses).Padgett, Patricia. Writing Adventures Books 1 & 2. (workbooks involving sentence and paragraph writing)Pencil Grips. (assorted pencil grips to improve or correct pencil grasp)Tactile Surfaces for Writing. (Brain Freeze, Gelboard, and Smart Sand)
Useful Student Books from Outside SourcesSchuster, Edgar. Sentence Mastery, Levels A, B, and C. phoenixlearningresources.com. (workbooks - sentence combining skills)
