This document from Hira Foundation School provides tips for parents to help young children develop strong writing skills. It recommends providing a space and materials for writing, talking with children to brainstorm ideas, and encouraging the writing process which includes drawing, telling stories, and turning writings into books. The key aspects of writing like ideas, organization, word choice, and sentence fluency are discussed. Parents should praise their children's writing efforts and allow time to practice without writing for them. Regular writing practice is important for children's development.

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Writing Skills

2. Helping Young Children Develop Strong Writing Skills

3.  Writing is an important
element of a student's
education.
 Writing is an importan
t form of communicati
on.
 Writing is an important
part of our daily lives.
Why writing is important?

4. What Can You Do?

5.  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.
Before Getting Started!

6.  Ideas
 Organization
 Voice
 Word Choice
 Sentence Fluency
 Conventions
6 Traits of Writing :

7. 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

8. The writing process

10. Encourage the child to draw and to discuss her drawings
Activities for young children
"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 questions about her drawings such as:

11. 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 pu
zzles that help children with
spelling while increasing their voca
bulary.

12. 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.

13. 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

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