by Krystle Hernandez

Created on: April 10, 2009   Last Updated: April 25, 2009

Having good writing and communication skills are essential in life. Communication is at the heart of every interaction between individuals from personal to global scale interactions. Not surprisingly, many parents want to ensure that their children develop solid writing skills. Unfortunately, not all parents are financially capable of enrolling their children in the "best" private schools, and public schools frequently lack the resources (from books to adequate teachers) to guarantee that children develop good writing skills. So, how can parents be sure that they are raising good writers regardless of what schools they will attend?

The Most Important Teacher

First and foremost, parents should be sure that they recognize the significance of their role as the most important teacher in their child's life. Regardless of how wonderful or horrible the teachers are at your child's school, it is crucial that you take an active role in your child education, not only as a spectator but as an active participant. Children, especially young children, look up to their parents and for this reason, parents should be sure that they act as role models so that their children can learn from them. If you show an interest in reading, writing, and communicative media as a whole, it is much more likely that your child will follow in your footsteps.

Encourage Reading

An essential part of being a good writer is reading. Although many writers spend countless hours writing page after page, most of them also read quite a bit as well. Not only does reading expand an individual's horizons, it also offers children the opportunity to learn the mechanics of stylistic writing and correct grammar. The bottom line is that the more you read, the better writer you will become. So, in order to raise good writers, parents should do what they can to encourage their children to read.

In order to peak your child's interests in books, you should start reading to your child from an early age. Let your child pick a book and read to them every night. Whether it is a full picture or storybook or small chapters, children will not only appreciate this time together, but they will also learn from the grammatical structure and style they encounter in different books by various authors. As children get older, they will go from simply memorizing the words of their favorite books to being able to recognize full words, syntactic structure, and different styles of writing.

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