RESEARCH PROJECT : Why Playtime Should Matter and How Teachers Can Integrate Playtime to Support Development of Writing Skills

With reading and writing scores low, school districts are focusing on more studying time on those subjects to close the Gap. As a result, playtime is often disregarded once a student is promoted from kindergarten to first grade. But, while playing, children intrinsically expose themselves in many activities that supports and develops both reading and writing skills.

My interest is to find ways I can incorporate playtime in my classroom, regardless of what grade students are, and to adopt ways that children can find motivation for schoolwork. With my research I might learn some of the techniques I can use, and some of the approaches that previously worked. Also, what are some activities designed specifically to build on writing and reading skills. 

Since this is a composing class, this issue is directly related to find ways in which writing skills can be developed more efficiently at early grades and to inform future teachers on how to integrate specific activities that targets the development of writing.