Fundamentals in Sentence Writing (FI)

2. Teach the Strategy

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Teach the Fundamentals in Sentence Writing Strategy in its entirety to a person or class, following the instructional steps in the manual.

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Fundamentals in Sentence Writing


     Throughout the 2017-2018 school year, I was able to teach the Fundamentals in Sentence Writing model for two different groups of students. Both groups of students were served in a special education small group setting. My first group was compiled of three fourth grade students and my second group included four fifth grade students. I am currently only working with my fifth grade students and they have a goal in writing a complete paragraph with a supporting details. They have completed up to lesson 5 in the curriculum. I was not able to continue with the first group of students due to a schedule change in the building. I taught both groups, at different times, how to write a variety of simple sentences throughout the unit. While teaching my students how to write a variety of simple sentences, I included many different skills within the unit. Each one of my students is able to explain and produce a set of sentences with all of the main requirements; capital letter, subject, verb, punctuation, and meaning. They have also learned the PENS and -ARK strategies as a mnemonic device that will help them remember how to write a complete sentence. They also learned how to write a variety of simple sentences by learning to identify subjects and complete verbs. The subjects includes simple, compound, and complete subjects. They have mastered the action, linking, and helping verbs. We will continue to work on the remaining lessons that include infinitives and prepositions for the remainder of the school year. They are anxious to learn how the -M fits in with -ARK. We used a unit organizer, anchor charts, student folders, and cue cards throughout the unit in order for the students to ultimately achieve success.
     Pre and Post testing results show tremendous growth in percentage of complete sentences. This strategy has given my students confidence when it comes to writing a complete paragraph. The focus of the unit was learning different strategies in order to help control their writing. They were surprised to see how they had improved throughout the lessons.
     It is my desire to continue using this strategy throughout the next school year. I would love to be able to finish the fundamentals and teach the students the strategies in the Proficiency in Sentence Writing model



kristinamorris About 6 years ago

This strategy is being taught to a small group of 5th students in a Resource setting.

This strategy is being taught to a small group of 4th and 5th grade students in a Resource setting. All students are Special Ed and are reading below grade level and struggle with rules of grammar.  I have followed the manual and taught the strategy with fidelity and my students have been extremely successful in establishing greater understandings of the mechanics of grammar.
tonya-hanks Over 6 years ago

I was trained 10 years ago when my school participated as a pilot school for sentence and paragraph writing strategies.

I had to follow scripts beginning with Fundamental Sentence Writing. I was observed by trainers and administration, at that time, implementing in class. I had to complete student folders and bring them in addition to student samples to meetings. That year our writing assessment skills improved with only a few months of use. I have continued to use fundamental & proficiency sentence writing as well as paragraph writing since then. I would not teach without them!

Mercer County once had several trainers. Now, we only have one, Dr. Nancy Burton, who I am working with to earn micro credentials. I do not want our schools to lose access to SIM. 
jenniferbelcher Over 7 years ago

I taught the fundamentals in sentence writing with support and without support in the middle school to meet requirements.

joy716 Almost 8 years ago

Taught strategy in ESE classroom

I have worked with students with varying exceptionalities in an ESE classroom teaching fundamentals in sentence writing since 2004.  To ensure generalization of strategy, I work in conjunction with general education teachers to maintain students use.
bbarrett Over 8 years ago