Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Step1
Gauge your child's abilities. Is she just beginning to learn how to write words? Can she put together sentences? Can she assemble paragraphs? Can she write coherent stories? How are her spelling, grammar and punctuation? Jot down some notes.
Step2
Discuss goals with your child. Find out if he has anything he wants to work with. Are there any types of stories he would like to write, or things he wants your help on? Gently bring up what you want to work on, but be careful how you do it. Don't make him feel self-conscious about any deficits in his writing ability.
Step3
Compromise. If you can make your child feel empowered by her writing practice, you will have a lot more success than if it is something you have to force her to do. If she is in to fantasy adventure stories and you want her to work on spelling, have her write a story and give her a few spelling words from her mistakes each time.
Step4
Don't overburden your child with corrections. Just getting him to write is the most important part. Pick only one or two things to work on each time.
Step5
Don't push your child past her comfort level. Some parents, when teaching a child to read and write, make the mistake of wanting the kid to do too much too soon. It isn't "cheating" if she tells you what she wants to write, you write it, and she copies it out. Even if she knows how to write the individual words already, she might be uncomfortable writing them all together, or afraid of messing up in front of her parents.
Step6
Work regularly. If possible, do half an hour of work five days or more a week, but you should at least work on writing three times a week. If your child has dyslexia or some other learning disability, it is crucial that you work every day.
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