Article by Denise Turney Author of Love Pour Over Me (New Book!), Long Walk Up, Rosetta's Great Hope, Spiral, Portia and Love Has Many Faces
Chistell Publishing
 

Stories From A to Z
by Denise Turney, author of Love Pour Over Me, Portia, Love Has Many Faces and Spiral
Visit Denise Online!

Stories From A to Z

Writing is a skill that benefits everyone! When most people think about writing, they likely tend to vision sitting down and writing a boring term paper, a lengthy and challenging thesis, a book report, or a book. Yet, most of us write something everyday whether it is an email to a colleague at work, a performance review, a business plan, a letter to a friend, a note on a card to a family member or loved one. In fact, if you were asked to sit down and chart each time you wrote something either in longhand or using a computer, you might be surprised at how you do actually write each and every day.

Appreciating and mastering the art of writing is something every child should go into adulthood with! Not one child should be without the awesome resource of knowing how to convey messages and clearly get his/her point across via the written word. Writing influences decisions that are made that affect our lives. Think about the Constitution. Think about the Bible. Writing influences the way we perceive others and also the way others perceive us. Think about an email you received from a potential business partner. Imagine that email being filled with misspelled words, run on sentences and incomplete sentences or simply think about the time you received a piece of correspondence that had every word spelled all in CAPS. What did you think about the creator and sender of that email or piece of correspondence? I’d venture to say your impression of that person was not as high as it was of another person who sent you a piece of correspondence professional written, with no misspelled words, easy to read and understand.


Our writing also affects our oral communications. Unless you are a professional writer, and, perhaps even then, you likely write the way you speak. A timid writer will most likely also be shy and reserved if you met them in person. Writing is powerful! It is an at-once way to present ourselves to the world, get our point across, make a statement, be heard, and at times, even change the course of history.

A simple tool to use to encourage your children to sit down and write throughout each week is to ask your child to write one to two pages a week about a topic starting with a different letter of the alphabet. If you choose to have your child write one page a week at the end of 27 weeks your child will have written 27 pages – each page highlighting a new and exciting subject starting with a different letter of the alphabet. Some schools are already beginning to use this method to encourage, teach and sharpen a child’s writing skills. You too can make excellent use of this effective method right in your own home. Although you can suggest your school try this approach (if they don’t currently do so), as with all things good and effective, you do not have to wait for your child’s school or anyone to tell you to move in the right or in a good direction. Just do it.

Allow your child to select the topic he/she would like to write about. This demonstrates to your child that you trust and value their judgment. For example, for the letter A your child may decide to write about ‘athletics’ or ‘algebra’ or ‘animals’ or your town (if it starts with the letter A). The field is wide open when it comes to the topics your child could choose to write about. The more freedom you give your child with each paper, the more energetic and enthused your child will be about sitting down and writing once a week (or however often you decide to have your child write, although I don’t recommend having them write a paper more than 2-days a week especially when you consider that your child is also completing English and other writing assignments in school). Make the writing fun! Ask your child to read the paper out loud to you when they finish. Stop everything you are doing and listen to your child completely. The more interest you show in the writing assignments and especially the effort your child puts into starting and completing the assignments, the more interest your child will show in writing.

Each paper should take your child about an hour to write. Keep in mind, that you want to make writing fun. To recap, allow your child to pick the topic they want to write about. Keep the writing assignments to one to two times a week. Ask your child to read the paper out loud. Give your child your undivided attention while they read. You and your child will be rewarded with a growing and prosperous writing future! And remember, each of us writes several times a day. Give your child a method to sharpen this awesome resource!

Visit the author of this article online!

Denise Turney -- Author of Portia & Love Has Many Faces, Spiral! Long Walk Up (NEW BOOK)!

Each book you order comes with a Full 90-Day Money Back Guarantee.
Purchase Today and You Gain FREE "Priority Mail" Shipping & Handling!