Talk 4 Writing

Here is a video explaining Talk 4 Writing.

 It is a concept widely accepted and used in the UK.  It has been highly successful in developing both Speaking and Writing Skills in children aged 4-12.  The general idea is that a student is taught actions for certain words (actions that either the class comes up with or the teacher regularly uses).  Then, the children start to use these in their writing.  Conjunctions are some of my favourite types of words to use 'Talk 4 Writing' with because they are harder words to describe.  Therefore, for an ELL, this idea would be particularly useful to extend their ideas and writing.

Here is one more video with an example.