The Importance of Sharing Writing

 As we are getting back into our routines for the new year, one of the many aspects of our writing programme has been about sharing our writing. As we develop as writers, it is important for us to understand that our writing isn't always just for ourselves and that often it needs a reader or an audience.

This provides opportunity to celebrate the effort that goes into the process of writing. From idea generation to transcription and from careful crafting and editing, writing is a complex process. It's important for us to celebrate the effort that our learners put into crafting exciting tales or informative processes. 

Sharing our writing also opens the door for feedback from our peers and audiences. We look together for things we enjoyed about a piece of writing and talking about things that could be even better.

We share writing through this blog, on our walls, at school assembly, on Seesaw and by reading to the class. You can also ask your child about their writing, especially when they have posted it Seesaw, to find out more about what we have been learning about. Maybe even write something together to enjoy the process of writing.

Here are some of the children sharing their writing in Matariki this week.