All About English Creative Writing

[Serendipity]

SpartanMum:

Serendipity:

How do you encourage your kids to write? My DD reads but does not like to write.

Tried asking her to write abt favourite topics or draw sthg she likes to accompany her writing. Also not very effective. :sad:
Ideas and suggestions are much appreciated!

A few points that might help:
- if DC doesn't like to read or is not exposed to lots of books, then might not like to write as well...so perhaps can focus on developing love for reading rather than writing first
- I notice some DCs are very motivated to do well overall - so explaining that not being able to write well is going to significantly bring down total Eng marks might be an eye opener to practise writing and not allow compo marks to cause a drop in overall marks
- there are a few good model compo books around. Sitting down and working through these with DC might be of help
-Language development needs time and a relaxed mind. So I find that it is hard to learn creative writing during crazy schedule of term time. Best time is June and Dec hols
- Use a multipronged approach - just focusing on one method (e.g. practising compo writing only) might not help

Thanks SpartanMum!

Yes, I'm trying to continue cultivating her love for reading. She does read but I wouldn't yet say she's an avid reader. Gonna keep working at it.

Any interesting writing triggers or prompts that might work with a 7-8yo? Just wanna get her comfortable with the idea of writing more than a sentence. How do we make writing fun? :scratchhead:

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[SpartanMum]

Serendipity:

SpartanMum:

[quote=\"Serendipity\"]How do you encourage your kids to write? My DD reads but does not like to write.

Tried asking her to write abt favourite topics or draw sthg she likes to accompany her writing. Also not very effective. :sad:
Ideas and suggestions are much appreciated!

A few points that might help:
- if DC doesn't like to read or is not exposed to lots of books, then might not like to write as well...so perhaps can focus on developing love for reading rather than writing first
- I notice some DCs are very motivated to do well overall - so explaining that not being able to write well is going to significantly bring down total Eng marks might be an eye opener to practise writing and not allow compo marks to cause a drop in overall marks
- there are a few good model compo books around. Sitting down and working through these with DC might be of help
-Language development needs time and a relaxed mind. So I find that it is hard to learn creative writing during crazy schedule of term time. Best time is June and Dec hols
- Use a multipronged approach - just focusing on one method (e.g. practising compo writing only) might not help

Thanks SpartanMum!

Yes, I'm trying to continue cultivating her love for reading. She does read but I wouldn't yet say she's an avid reader. Gonna keep working at it.

Any interesting writing triggers or prompts that might work with a 7-8yo? Just wanna get her comfortable with the idea of writing more than a sentence. How do we make writing fun? :scratchhead:[/quote]It's not surprising that a 7-8 year old does not want to write .I don't think mine enjoyed writing at that age too. We did buy cute note books for them and asked them to keep a holiday journal. It didn't last but it was good fun. I also think it is nice for parent and child to sit down and write compositions together.

Not to worry, just keep the love for reading going!

[Serendipity]

I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

[sharonkhoo]

Serendipity:

I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

You can ask her to write a couple of lines to explain each drawing. That will be a natural way to start writing.

[FantasyLandDreams]

Serendipity:

I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

Same here, somehow the reading does not translate to the writing.

[Serendipity]

slmkhoo:

Serendipity:

I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

You can ask her to write a couple of lines to explain each drawing. That will be a natural way to start writing.

Heheh... I did that. Felt like she was patronizing me and wrote a simplistic sentence for each pic. :roll:

[SpartanMum]

Serendipity:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"Serendipity\"]I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

You can ask her to write a couple of lines to explain each drawing. That will be a natural way to start writing.

Heheh... I did that. Felt like she was patronizing me and wrote a simplistic sentence for each pic. :roll:[/quote]Seriously I wouldn't worry - it's great she is so creative as to draw stuff. Don't sweat ...she's still young

[sharonkhoo]

Serendipity:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"Serendipity\"]I tried the nice notebook idea too. End up she used it to draw instead of write.

You can ask her to write a couple of lines to explain each drawing. That will be a natural way to start writing.

Heheh... I did that. Felt like she was patronizing me and wrote a simplistic sentence for each pic. :roll:[/quote]She has to start somewhere. Sometimes, if we demand too much, the child may not feel like trying. At least she is creating a story/image/idea, and eventually it should translate into words.

[Serendipity]

Thanks slmkhoo and SpartanMum!

Will stay positive and keep encouraging her. Hope the love for writing will come naturally! :xedfingers: