Dated: Monday, February 13, 2017

Why writing is important?

• Writing is an important element of a student’s education.
• Writing is an important form of communication.
• Writing is an important part of our daily lives.

What Can You Do?

Before Getting Started!

Provide a place.
Provide the materials.

Brainstorm
Talk with your child as much as possible about her ideas and impressions, and encourage her to describe people and events to you.

6 Traits of Writing :

• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions

A Selection of Interesting Prompts

• What I really hate!
• What I really like!
• My favorite fruit….
• The best thing that had happened to me The worst thing that had happened to me
• Something funny happened to me

The writing process

Activities for young children

Encourage the child to draw and to discuss her drawings

Ask your child questions about her drawings such as:

“What is the boy doing?”
“Does the house look like ours?
“Can you tell a story about this picture?“
Show an interest in, and ask questions about, the things your child says, draws, and may try to write.

Ask your child to tell you simple stories as you write them down:
Copy the story as your child tells it, without making changes. ask her to clarify anything you don’t understand.

Use games:
There are numerous games and puzzles that help children with spelling while increasing their vocabulary.

Turn your child’s writing into books:
Paste her drawings and writings on pieces of construction paper. For each book, make a cover out of heavier paper or cardboard, and add special art, a title, and her name as author. Punch holes in the pages and cover, and bind the book together with yarn or ribbon.

Things To Remember:

• Allow time
• Respond to your child’s writing
• Praise your child’s writing
• Avoid writing for your child
• Help your child with her writing
• Provide your child with spelling help when she’s ready for it Practice, practice, practice