Predictable Chart Writing

What is it?(Hanser, 2005)

Gretchen Hanser, OT, developed this idea of predictable chart writing based on work by Cunningham, Hall and WIlliams, 2001. “Predictable chart writing is a fun and easy, shared writing activity that supports emergent and conventional writers and readers. It is a way of providing some structure, while allowing students to generate their own ideas.” (Hanser, 2005). At it's core predictable chart writing:
Is a shared group writing activity built around using a sentence starter
Results in the creation of a classroom book
Is a way to build instructional materials working WITH students
Is a multi-step approach to structure shared writing
Is an opportunity to build:
- concepts about print
- word identification - sight words
- language and communication skills
Provides some structure while allowing students to generate their own ideas
Is a structured language experience, writing down what kids share with you (Example- Zoo trip, “I love the monkeys.”)

Each page on this Weebly will refer to Hanser's Predictable Chart Writing outline above.

Watch the following video from Karen Erickson at the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies to review or clarify your understanding:

Found on Angelman, Literacy, and Education (including Alphabet Therapy) FaceBook Group

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