Getting Children Ready For Writing

There are many behaviors and daily activities that can build your child’s love and sense for writing. Tips are given in this section to help your child develop into a writer. Creating a home that values drawing, telling stories and writing in many forms all contribute to passionate writer.

Learning To Write The ABC’s

Activities to help children tactilely learn to form letters are detailed. Kids love these!

Opportunities To Draw

Writers begins by drawing pictures to convey ideas/stories.. Value/encourage drawing!

Model Various Reasons People Write

Write in different genres in front of child all day long! Lists, cards,etc.

Pictures Tell a Story

Empower children’s drawing by showing how pictures tell stories, just like words!

Draw and Label Picture Together

Child draws a picture and then labels the different items in the picture by sounding out.

Label Items Using the First Letter Sound

Child labels objects in the house on Post it Notes by sounding the word out.