Rosa Zumarán Silva

Enhancing Student Writing Skills

Introduction to the Strategy

• Rosa Sume, an English teacher from Kopo, Chile, introduces herself and her experience teaching secondary high school students.

• She shares a personal challenge faced by her students when tasked with writing paragraphs, often resulting in very short responses.

Implementation of Sentence Starters

• To address the writing difficulties, Rosa implemented a strategy involving sentence starters to guide her students.

• She also provided a rubric for structure and a checklist of elements to include in their sentences.

Positive Outcomes

• This approach gradually improved student writing; they began producing longer paragraphs and felt more confident in their abilities.

• Rosa encourages other educators facing similar challenges to try this method and share their experiences.