Journaling

Another beginning writing exercise you might introduce to your student is journaling. Dialogue journals can be particularly helpful in building writing literacy skills. The dialogue will go back and forth between you and your student with questions and answers and general discussions> (McShane, Activity 60, page 107).

For another, quicker look at making good use of journaling, see this NCSALL article, "What's Right Rather Than Wrong: Using journals to teach writing and to build self confidence," by Rebecca Garland:

What's Right Rather Than Wrong: Using journals to teach writing and to build self confidence by Rebecca Garland
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=338