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Teaching Writing to kids includes a huge range of skills -

  • Composition and Handwriting Skills
  • Spelling Skills
  • Grammar Skills


This is broken down into writing across subject areas - sentences, paragraphs, stories, reports, book reviews, essays, literary response essays and writing to a specific audience. It also includes - phonics, spelling rules, syllabification, dictionary skills, grammar concepts and more.



How do we go about teaching writing skills to our children without losing the love of writing?

Writing can and should be enjoyable, but perhaps we hurry the mechanics too soon and it turns some children off the whole process. What do you think?

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How do you develop a love of writing in your children?

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