Kid Pix

I have been using kid pix in my class as a writing tool. One writing group a day does their writing on the computers. The children just love using kid pix to create a picture plan and share their written ideas. The children can play back what they have written (rereading) this allows them to pick up on incorrect letter sounds that they can fix. The children are getting better and better at typing and using kid pix to create a picture. Using the computers for a writing group each day also works a treat for management. The children on the computers are completely engaged and on task. I think that the rereading tool has a lot to do with this as the children can confidently check their work by them selves. It makes group teaching much easier and manageable with younger children.