Writing Workshop - Kennedy School uses the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop program. Writing begins with scribbles and proceeds to lines and circles, random strings of letters, words and spaces, and eventually sentences. As children are exposed to a variety of phonics and reading experiences, writing will move from drawings and “inventive” spelling to more conventional writing.  Your child will be encouraged and praised for all attempts and accomplishments in writing.  Providing a risk-free environment is essential to your child’s progress in writing.  Through this writing program, your child will work to write personal stories at their own level with guidance from the teacher.  Your child will publish many of his or her own books this year!