Writing Tips

Writing Tips For Parents

Reading to your child is both a fundamental practice and something that he or she will look forward to. Reading stories to your child is a motivational force that could inspire them to want to do a bit of writing on their own. 

Daily writing activities also provide motivation to use their writing skills. For example:

• Have your child write the dinner menu daily. This will help boost their writing skills while bolstering their creativity.
• Have your child write a daily dinner critique as an activity that will strengthen their writing skills.
• Have your son or daughter prepare the grocery list prior to going to the market. You can either have them go around the kitchen and write what they think you need or you can dictate the grocery list to them. You would do this with brevity and in a drill form should you wish to dictate the list. This will strengthen their short term memory as well as urge them to write quickly. 

• Letter writing is always a good idea. You can have your child write a letter to his or her grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins. Have them write about what they are learning in school or what they plan to do on their next vacation from school.

Writing activities will definitely help with strengthening your child’s writing skills and will reflect as such when the teacher grades them.

(From yourdictionary.com)