tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post4354135321657455002..comments2024-03-16T19:08:10.290+11:00Comments on Literacy, families and learning: Introducing Writing Workshops for ChildrenTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-35992378051267042382015-01-14T17:38:04.520+11:002015-01-14T17:38:04.520+11:00Thanks for your thoughtful comment Rachel. Even so...Thanks for your thoughtful comment Rachel. Even social media requires craft to use it well. Of course, it doesn't have to have it but few of us enjoy following blogs, or even reading tweets that have been punched out with little thought and revision. I find my 140 character tweets to be as hard to write as many long posts. Many elements of revision and craft can be applied as much to social media. However, I still see stamina requiring the reading and writing of longer texts. Thanks for responding, very interesting. Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-55618789763776422622015-01-14T16:13:12.510+11:002015-01-14T16:13:12.510+11:00Great post. This one has made me think about the t...Great post. This one has made me think about the teaching of writing for children in their first years of school. Your point about young writers "experiencing writing as craft" ..."revision... careful use of language and audience and purpose..." made me think how I use social media and how I can assist children I teach do the same. I often respond and comment to posts on social media. Sometimes, and without thinking, I'll type the first thought that comes into my head, forgetting my audience and sense of reasoning. Lucky, we have the ability to edit and delete. Although, as quick as we type and submit, someone is on the receiving end reading. On one occasion, I received a reply I wasn't prepared for. My use of language did not express clearly my point and I had offended a friend. Now, I read a response a couple of times, change and edit my language as I think about my audience and the purpose for my response, before I submit. I don't want to stop responding to posts through fear of offending. Social media is a common way to communicate. I want to do it sensibly - with passion and honesty. But with a process for writing I take comfort that my posts and responses may support, empathise, provoke, and gently oppose. <br />My thoughts are these:<br />What if we instill a sense of 'stamina' in young writers as they start school? Would this help the way young adults (and new users) navigate the potential for exposure on social media? Can the concept of stamina in writing, built upon over the early years of school and onward, ignite the neural networks in the social network user (prior to clicking submit) to take a quiet moment to re-read a post...revise, research, plan and think about the language used, the audience and the purpose for such comment? I think so. <br />Thanks again for a great post. <br />(I did re-read and revise this post)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009486073684569912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-54157984710447421272015-01-11T07:17:06.656+11:002015-01-11T07:17:06.656+11:00Thanks for your comment Rachael. Sounds like your ...Thanks for your comment Rachael. Sounds like your little one is very interested in language and story. You are welcome to offer a link to this post from your site. I hope the 'new project' goes well.Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-9361471692821648292015-01-09T10:03:11.711+11:002015-01-09T10:03:11.711+11:00I enjoyed reading this post and always love when w...I enjoyed reading this post and always love when we can combine the love for reading and writing. My little one is only 3 but I offered her a journal to write about anything she likes or to draw in for now. Yesterday after we read our routine bedtime story she was very interested in how books are made. I think we have a new project.... i look forward to reading more and I would love to share it on my blog bisforbookworm.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949282351761182937noreply@blogger.com