Overview
Writing can be an extremely anxiety-provoking experience for many children, particularly children with language delays.  As with some adults, children are intimidated when they are confronted with a blank page. Parents and educators are often at a loss as to how to ease children into the writing process. WPS! offers a colourful, fun and interactive writing template that incorporates the following components such as language prompts, clue words and images. By offering a guided writing experience that breaks the monotony of writing and provides openings for children to make choices, children are able to plunge into the experience of writing without their usual anxieties. In this workshop, participants will learn about the WPS! story template and how to utilise its components to initiate their children/students into writing.

Who Should Attend?
Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Teaching Assistants.

Programme Objectives

• Introduce WPS! – the template and the design process.
• Highlight the effectiveness of WPS! in initiating readers into the writing experience and cultivating critical thinking skills.
• Provide the opportunity to design a templates

Training Methodology
Lecture (with slideshow), Small and Large-Group Discussions, Activity and Q & A.

Training Resources
PowerPoint Slideshow, Learning Samples and Handouts.

Course Contents
Duration: 3 hours

• Introduction to the WPS! template and the specific components.
• Integration of the WPS! components and the story ideas: the design process.
• Modification of the WPS! template to match the learners’ functioning levels.
• Creation of a WPS! template.