Scaffolded Writing Instructional Strategies Review

For this type of writing, the teacher acts as the scribe for the entire writing piece.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing

For this type of writing, the teacher and students compose the message together.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Both

For this type of writing, the students have opportunities to share the pen.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing

This type of writing focuses on emergent reading and writing concepts, including concepts about print, reading and writing strategies, phonics, and phonemic awareness.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing

This type of writing can be taught whole group or small group.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Both

This type of writing is done in a small group setting only.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing

For this type of writing, the teacher is able to model the thought processes involved in composing and developing a piece of writing.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing

This type of writing occurs after the minilesson, not during the minilesson.

• Shared writing

• Interactive writing

• Guided writing