2006-12-14 03:50:49 · 10 answers · asked by nellie s 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
practice. make fun games out of writing. thats the only way to do that. you could even have a conversation for an hour a day and just write notes to one another. leave secret messages to one another or clues around the house and have them write some themselves. just be inventive, have fun with it.encourage.
2006-12-14 03:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by kellieghr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW! It looks as if your skills need improvement also. Anyhow reading classic novels is a good way to develop writing skills. The more you read, the more you understand the rhythm and structure of good writing. And even though you may not understand all of the rules and nuances regarding proper writing techniques, you will start to get a feel for what "sounds" right. You can even find books that are on your child's level if the more advanced novels are too complicated for him to follow.
2006-12-14 03:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Write notes to your child using proper English and place them in his/her backpack. Ask that your child write you replies. This way you can have an open diary, which will improve your communication with each other. Plus, it will give your child exposer to more reading and practice in replying. Being able to clearly express one's own thoughts on paper is a great skill you can give your child.
However, since your own question lacks proper capitalization, and you misspelled "writing", you may want to work on your own writing before teaching your child.
If you are a teacher and you are referring to your students, shame on you for the aforementioned flaws in your writing ability. However, I find this unlikely because of your misspelling, I inferred that you meant to put an apostrophe in "graders", like so: grader’s.
As your question reads, it implies you have multiple children in 3rd grade. You have a long way to go.
2006-12-14 04:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher McGregor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One way is to use the good writing of others. Read quality material to/with your 3rd grader. Discuss what makes it good. Then have him/her do a "try it" writing in the style or technique of that writer. Good luck!
2006-12-14 03:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by bandit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you haven't supplied what you are already doing so it is difficult to offer suggestions. Also, what do they need to improve on? punctuation? technique? I suggest giving them a journal/notebook so that they can write in it on a daily basis. They should not write in it just to chronicle their day, but to scribe intereting items/things that they want to recall and remember. There are many great resources out there that you can use to help you make plans. I use Columbia's Teacher's College Writer's Workshop. There is a book called, THE ART OF TEACHING WRITING, by Lucy Calkins. It is quite extensive and long. They focus on using mentor books so that students can learn to write in different styles. Good luck!
2006-12-14 04:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by gg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, are you speaking of spelling or actual writing?
encourage writing everywhere. how is their reading? get them some of their own stationary and encourage them to write notes to people. mom, dad, siblings, relatives, neighbors, anyone. even if it is unreadable (you can translate at the end of the note). magnets on the fridge. read to them and encourage them to write about what they heard and have grand converstions about what was just read to develop vocab and analysis of the story...themes, main characters, etc... they dont even have to have read about the picture. just a pic that is rich in images. something kids would like to look at....anything.
get a white board and use a picture about what you/they have just read. create a work bank, vocabulary list and an editors box on the board. when looking at the picture ask them to tell you what they see and write down those words on the white board. if it is a sight word (for instance, the, and, this, help, another....) write this in the word bank. descriptive words like, flower, pruple, mountains, tiger, circus... in the vocabulary box. in the editors box, put things like, 1. check for caplita letters at the beginning of each sentence. 2. is there a period at the end of your sentence, etc. 3. did i indent the beginnings of paragraphs....those types of things.
then, when the word list is there and the vocab and editing box, tell them to write you a story about the picture. 3-4 sentences or longer depending on the level of your children. with all that on the board, they should have all they need to write without a lot of help. they are expanding their vocab because of all the descriptive words in the vocab and this can allow them to write a lot about what they are seeing. and the editing box will make them check for correct punctuation and such.
give feed back. publish their work by displaying it on the fridge, hang on the wall, where ever...you have just accomplished, pre writing, writing, editing, and publishing. all things they need to know/understand for successful writing skills.
its method we use in my sdc class. it is called descriptive writing designed to develop writing and vocabulary skills. you can do this with younger kids too.
2006-12-14 04:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by Buk (Fey) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it dont matter I am 30 and i still write like i did when i was a kid
2006-12-14 03:53:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
you should consult with a teacher.
2006-12-14 03:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by Elham 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go to school
2006-12-14 03:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by vovorute 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Have him/her read more, read with them, READ!
2006-12-14 03:53:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋