How to teach your child to write

Incentives for children's writing

How to teach your child to write

Like any learning, teaching writing to children requires patience and persistence, so that both the child and their parents, do not feel frustrated or failed in their attempt. Little by little, step by step, the child will respond to their own expectations and those of their parents. Of what it is that the child does not lose the enthusiasm for learning letters, words, phrases, in order for writing.

According to experts, as a rule, from 4 to 5 years, the child may be ready to take their first steps in the writing, without hurry or strain. It is important that the teaching of writing has a fun and relaxed tone for the child to not feel overwhelmed.

Normally, children learn to write in school, especially primary, but parents can encourage them at home, encouraging them to learn and try to draw and write letters, when they handle oral language fluently and have started reading. When the child begins to talk, parents can help to understand that every sound is equivalent to a letter or a set of them.

The importance of drawing
The drawing is key to the development of this task. Drawing, a child will be practicing the ability to organize their thinking. Contact with the stylus and the intensity of the strokes, encourage the mastery of this skill. And as goes step further, after the child becomes familiar with the drawing, it will be time to start learning the vowels. The writing is shaped by the words, and these letters of the alphabet. Start with the vowels can be easier for her vocals. Parents can draw with your child the vowels in a blank paper, time and again, until the child gets them to write all his own.

                                         

Learned the vowels, the next step will be the consonants. It is important that parents teach that each consonant has its corresponding sound. Can trace them, one by one, on a sheet of paper, until the child alone make them. In the stationery or bookstores you can find books, booklets of scripts that can assist in the practice of writing. The next step will be to the child a form of letters and syllables, and syllables, very short words like "cow", "ball" or "clothing", always associated with a drawing, so the child associates always word with its corresponding image.

The task of writing is closely associated with reading. It is important to recognize and make children appreciate both the one and other means of communication. To encourage the writing of a child is advisable not to hold, at least at first, like spelling errors, concordance, lack of organization. Children do need to begin with, the spirits and confidence. It should provide blank sheets of paper, pencils, and much material as possible, provided the child demands. Writing "blossom" when they least expect it.