Teaching Writing

Teaching Writing

A.    Techinique and activities to teach writing for young learner at 5-7 years

1.      Copying

In the subject of teaching english for young learner devied into two level. The first is  level one (5-7 years old) and then the second is level two (8-10 years old) and then the second is level two (8-10 years old). Into level one there are simple techinique to match for young learner at 5 – 7 years old. It is copying.

According to Kasihani K.E Suyanto (2007:69) copying is an activity that is usually done for lower calsses,especially for beginner.

Wendy A.Scoot (2003 :70) state that copying is a fairly obvious starting point of writing. Is an activity which gives the teacher the chance to reinforce language that has been presented orally or thrugh reading.

It’s mean that copying is used to help the student to learn writing student can copy the material that is prepared by the teacher. The student also learn how the pronounce a simple word before they copy or write down in their book. Young learners at 5-7 years old have problem of learning writing. Copying techiques, is easy techniques for them. Because sometimes they get problem to start writing. In this case, teacher and student a word and then the copy.

The activity

-          Pronounce a word and copy

-          Teacher and students pronounce a simple word and then the students copy.

Example          : w-i –n –d –o - w = window

  B – o – o – k       = Book

2.      Straight copy

Wend A.Scoot (2007:70) state tht copying is a fairly obvious point for writing. It is an activity.

The activity

-          The teacher write some word and the trnslation on the white board.

-          Teacher read the word and ask the student to repeat it.

-          Teacher ask the student to copy the word into their book.

Example :        Book    = Buku

                        Pencil   = Pensil

                        Bag      = Tas

                        Table   = meja

                        Chair    = Kursi

3.      Delayed copying

Delayed Copying is fun to do in class, for training short term visual memory. Write a short. Familiar setence on the board, give the pupils a few seconds to look at it, and then rub it out nd see if the pupils can write it down (Wendy A.Scoot, 2007:70).

The activity

-          The teacher write some sentence based on the fact, like name, fruit colour or other familiar sentence around them.

-          Give the student a few second to look at it.

-          Rut it out and she if the student can write it down

Example                :  I like fruit

                                 I Have a Book

                                 It is Table

4.      Game

a.       Crossword

Crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or a rectangulargrid of white and black shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, foaming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answer. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer words and phrases are placed in the grid from left to right and from top to bottom. The shaded squares are used to separate the words or phrases.

The activity

-          The teacher gives a picture about crossword to students

-          The teacher explains how to do the games

-          The techer ask students to answer the question on the croosword with teacher’s guiding

-          The students answer the question.

b.      Worksheet

The activity

-          The teacher asks the students to add a letter the picture or fulfill the missing word with teacher’s guilding

Example    : C _ T   = CAT

                   D O _   = DOG

B.     Techinique and activities to teach writing for young learner at 8-10 years

1.      Guided Writing

Guided Techiniques can be a text or short dialog with some is missing part. This activities also called fill – in excersise (Scoot and Yteberg,2003). This activity to do with activity to do with dictatation. Dictataion is very safe type of exercise if you can keep the language elementary and simple, and because you, the teacher, are providing the actual language as well as the context.

The activity

-          The teacher to dictation some sentences and students asked to filling the blank with own sentence.

Example    : my name .... my birthday on...

                    I live on..................................

                    My Hobbies is........ I like ......... and........

-          Write a letter to classmate

Example    :

      Dear.....,

      Hii Mia? How Are You? Do you have holiday for.....???

      Join with my family going to the...... I hope You..........

                                                                                          Love............