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Writing Tips for Parents
by Mrs. True
November 07, 2006
True’s
Writing Tips

- Provide
writing materials. Provide plenty of writing materials-paper of all
kinds, pens, pencils, post-its-whatever will invite your child to
explore writing in original, colorful ways.
- Provide a
print-rich environment. Fill your child’s world with books,
magazines, newspapers, and writing you have created. Young writers
are ingenious borrowers and hungrily consume every writing tidbit
the world around them offers. Older writers need a range of
materials from which to draw ideas from as well.
- Write
notes. Write a personal note and tuck it into your child’s book bag
or lunch box. This can be a wonderful surprise and perhaps you will
get a note back. Writing always doesn’t have to be BIG and
formal.
- Choose
some resources together. If you don’t have a thesaurus or
dictionary handy, shop for one with your child. Practice using the
tools as well. A scavenger hunt is a fun activity to try.
- Write
together. Let your child choose the topic. Free write together for
five minutes, then share the results. See what different directions
your writing took.
- Prepare
invitations. If you have a special occasion coming up, let your
child prepare the invitations or announcements.
- Assess as
a team. Put the traits to work by assessing together. It is fun
because you get to be the critics. Begin with something short and
assess it together using the scoring guides. This works with
newspaper articles, magazine articles, or any piece of
writing.
- Share how
you write on the job. Do you write as part of your job? Almost
every occupation writes something. Share how important writing is
at your workplace.
- Be a
writer yourself and get help form your child. Let your child see
how you enjoy writing. Talk about the kinds of writing you enjoy
the most. Have your child help you begin the writing process. Ask:
How should we begin? What should we say? Is this too long or wordy?
Should we use this word here? Should we rewrite the
ending?
- Share
your child’s writing (with his/her permission). This could mean
helping your child publish a piece or simply sharing with a
relative or friend. This broadens your child’s audience but also
sends the message that you are proud!
- Create a
photo album or scrapbook. Create a scrapbook called “a year in the
life of…” and have your child write captions describing the photos.
Work with your child to create a short introduction to the
book.
Source
A
handbook for parents of six traits writing students
(1998).Portland,
Oregon: Northwest
Regional Educational Library
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