I don't think I did. I just implemented the innovation.
Writers know that you have to write.
Stamina, confidence, finding your voice, recognising the importance of drafting, re-reading your words are all tangled up in a process that from the beginning offers not just agency, but complete control to the learner.
If I make you write, what happens when I stop?
I stop writing.
A blank exercise book.
A really great story. (Frog and Toad kills)
A discussion about writing while the whole sits on the carpet.
A chance to create your own cover.
15-20% - deep commitment (3 to 5 days a week)
15-20% - a fair crack ( 1-3 days per week)
15-20% - occasional (1-3 days per fortnight)
15-20% - scarce commitment (1-3 days a month)
the rest - rather be playing computer games ( 3-5 a semester)
Students have found remarkable improvement and success in their writing.
From half a page to 2 pages in a 30 minute cold write over the course of a school year.
It spreads because when students find success, they keep doing.
There is no content available as yet because I'm using this application as an early draft of the idea and why I think it works.
Buy a blank exercise book.
Specify a time.
Time how long it takes you to fill a page.
You can write anything. Poo poo poo poo poo etc... is acceptable as a starting place. Five days a week is best. 3 days works just fine. Diary/story/poetry/transcribing a recording...just let your pen go.
