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Help Your Child Learn to Write |
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Written by Celia Webb
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Writing is an integral part of communicating. Writing helps us
share thoughts, ideas, and stories with others. It involves many
different skills such as spelling, lettering, research, and
logical thought progression. You can help your child develop
these skills. Here are some ideas on how to provide your young
child with opportunities to practice writing skills.
Send letters - Help your child write letters and
thank you
notes to relatives and friends. You can start this as soon as
they can make a mark on a piece of paper. Encourage your child
to sign the thank you note for their birthday
gift. Later
you can write out what they dictate and have them copy it onto a
card. As they become more proficient, you can help with spelling
words as they write their message to friends.
Give your child a calendar - Have your child write
important events on their calendar -
Snow!
First school day.
New dog.
Short entries like these help your child learn
writing skills and help them recall when something happened.
Have a family message board - Create a family message
board where you and your children can leave notes for one
another. Children love connecting with their parents in as many
ways as possible.
Make shopping lists together - Write out lists for
errands
and the items you need to get. Have your child suggest items and
help you categorize your list. Then when you are shopping, have
your child read out the items on the list. If they are not able
to read yet, read the item out loud and ask for their help in
finding it.
Keep a travel diary - The next time your family
takes a
trip, have your child keep a diary of where you went, what you
saw, how you got there, what you ate and where. Younger children
can help you come up with captions for photos you took. You can
use this approach for trips to the zoo, a museum, and the county
fair.
Learning to write is a skill which requires lots of
opportunities for practice. These ideas will help you give your
child ways of practicing writing as part of their everyday life.
About the Author:
Celia Webb, President of Pilinut Press, Inc., publishers of
advanced readers for children and ESL students. Check out
Pilinutpress.com for
more free articles on
developing reading-related skills, word games and puzzles, and
activity sheets for the company's entertaining and educational
books.
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