Hi friends, today we’re going to discuss
how to make your child write.
We’ll cover pre writing skills, writing
alphabets, words and stories
and how to makewriting a lifelong habit.
First step (1-2 years old)-Developing the
fine motor skills that is essential in writing.
You can start as early as 1 years old to introduce
pre writing activities like pinching small
beads and putting them into cup,scribbling with crayons
and paint, turning easy knobs of doors.
Second step (2-3 years old)-
(Pre writing activities)
Some examples are
1.making dots
2.finger painting and hand painting
3.scrunching papers
4.playing with blocks
5.Using coloring books
6.Drawing circles,
Use your hand to guide in the beginning.
Most alphabets use circles in counter clockwise
manner, so it’s an useful thing to learn.
Third step( 3-4 years old)-
Start pattern writing- first vertical line,
then horizontal line, then slanting line,
zigzag line and then start making squares.
Download these printables from Grey Matterzzz
facebook page
Cutting with scissors along the line
Give Q-tips to draw, paint, write
Continue using play dough
Introduce Maze books
Introduce letters and use different manipulatives
like buttons, stick, shells to make letter recognition fun.
Continue making circles.
Fourth Step (4-5 years)-
( Writing skills)-
You can start teaching letter-writing now
to your child depending on child’s interest.
Always start teaching with uppercase letters
then move to lowercase as it will be easier for child.
But never start with A. Start in the manner
shown in this printable.
You can download it free from Grey Matterzzz page.
Use multi sensory materials like whipped cream,
shaving cream, sand tray etc to make writing an interesting activity.
Invest in a doodle board that’s nothing
but a new age chalkboard, so kids can scribble,
doodle and do whatever they want.
Show your child to grasp the pencil with 3
fingers, but don’t force for the correct
position, as it takes time.
Encourage to draw inside the line in the coloring
books
Along with letters start teaching numbers
also, preferably in this order.
Fifth step (5-6 years)-
Practice writing skills
Practice all uppercase and lowercase alphabets
and numbers.
Make sure that the child is following right
way to write those,
as she needs this skill throughout her life.
Take time to master the correct writing movement.
Start writing in the 3 lined or 4 lined papers.
Help her to write her own name with last name
and practice phone number.
Encourage her to write small sentences by
her own about her favorite things.
Invest in a writing journal where kid can
write her everyday activity and draw a picture about it.
Stop finding mistakes of grammar and spellings
in your child’s writing, as encouragement is really important in this stage.
Start giving small dictation.
Important Tips-
Reading and writing goes hand in hand, so
read a lot of books if you want your kid to
write a lot.
If you want to teach your kids how to read,
check this video.
Start writing the letter in big size , then
slowly decrease the size and finally try to
go for 3 line or 4 line approach
Be a good model, start writing in front of
your child so she see it and get inspired.
b and d, p and q are little confusing for
small kids, and it’s perfectly fine if they
confuse it until age 7.
Practice a lot.
Ask your child to do grocery list, write small
notes to friends, type on computer, write
about a movie she watched recently, thank
you note to teacher, her favorite animal anything
that catches her fancy.
Help in the beginning to make the sentences
Most important tip- all above age related
guidelines are really flexible and versatile,
change it according to the need of your kid,
don’t push for anything, if you can read
and write, your child will also learn eventually.
Recommended books to practice early writing-
I like Kumon’s My first book of tracing
Carson-Dellosa publishing workbooks for early
writing
Scholastic wipe-clean workbooks
If you are in India you can try books like-
Dreamland Publication Lines and Curves book
Ashlar Kidz Pattern Bus
Ladybird book of First Pencil Practice
These names are only guidelines, you might
consider downloading Free pattern writing
worksheets from Grey Matterzzz facebook page
or buy books with these kind of patterns from
your nearby bookstores.
How to use free apps to help in writing -
Though screen times should be controlled,
but if the child is showing zero interest
in writing whatsoever, then you can introduce
these apps to bring interest to your child.
However, invest in a stylus while writing
as recent studies have shown that using fingers
to swipe touchscreen of phones and tablets
can prevent children’s finger muscles from
developing sufficiently to enable them hold
pencils properly.
But please keep the practice time short if
child is using any device
.Hope you find this video helpful for your kid.
Subscribe to my channel as more Early Learning Videos on Reading and writing are coming soon.
Thanks for watching,keep on learning
