How you can help your child with Writing

The best way to help your child with writing is to encourage them to use real occasions in family life to practise. This can include writing notes, messages, reminders or even helping to keep a family diary.

Here are some other ways to help your child with their writing:

if they are unsure of how to spell certain words, encourage them to have a go. Keep a dictionary close by and start a spelling list.
read your child’s writing and discuss what you like about it. This makes writing fun and encourages children to keep writing.
if possible, give examples of your own writing to your child to show how it is important in your daily life and your work.
talk to your children about the types of writing they do at school and praise their efforts as well as correcting grammar or spelling.
encourage them to use a computer keyboard if there is one available.
encourage your child to make greeting cards for special times of the year and suggest they write their own verses or messages.
when reading their draft writing and commenting on what you like about it, remember not to change the writing. Leave all the creative decisions to the writer.

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