As I begin to reflect on my personal experiences when it comes to learning the writing process I certainly was taught the traditional learning view. My teachers each taught me writing conventions, how to spell and format my papers. It was not until College did I have the opportunity to choose my writing topics to some extent and really feel connected to my writing.
I love the idea of beginning with a message and then develop the skills needed to produce the intended message. We as educators often stifle creativity within our students unnecessarily, which in turn keeps them from fully enjoying the writing experience as a whole. when students enjoy the process they are more likely to put their best effort in to their work as well as learn at a greater capacity.
As a kindergarten teacher I have to be careful to teach the basic writing skills but also allow creativity and room for students to make choices on what they write, create drafts and work together in order to get the full language/writing development opportunity. I believe there is a need for a balance of both the learning view or the more traditional classroom as well as implementing the acquisition view or the process writing classroom.
Dayna~
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