How to get kids excited about writing

by Bess Auer

After teaching reading and writing for over 15 years, I have found the single strongest motivating factor in getting kids exciting about writing: publishing. I'm talking actual attempts at getting published by real editor...read more

by crfuller

Reading, writing and arithmetic are the basics of our educational system and the fundamentals of any child's success. There are three stages of literary development that, when properly encouraged, can lead your child to a...read more

by E.M.Robinson

There are so many ways for kids to express themselves through writing: stories, poems, plays, letters, greeting cards. Children can be so proud of their finished product. You can praise a child for what he or she has writt...read more

by Katie Dickman

The writing environment is the key. Children need to be recognized as true authors. There are numerous ways to create this encouraging, creative environment. 1. Connect their life to writing. Have them choose a spec...read more

by Sean Curtis

Kids want to play video games, watch TV, and romp on the playground. About the last thing they want to do is sit down and write. But you can get them excited about writing with the right approach. Here are a few suggestion...read more

by Caroline Drake

Model, share, model share, model! I have been a primary school teacher for 10 years and the biggest fear of children when writing is they can't think of a topic. Well its simple. If we provide opportunities for children to...read more

by Kenneth Brown

As a first grade teacher, I believe that getting kids excited about writing is the most important part of my job. I use a variety of methods to accomplish this, including Scottish Storyline, Project Work, and Andrew Pudewa...read more

by Scarlett Lynn

Kids like music more than anything else in the world. Music involves poetry and poetry is writing. They also like to act and these are two ways in which we can get kids interested in writing. First of all, in order to...read more

by Sweetsmile

"They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it," said Confucian. It is the same with writing. Therefore, the most important thing about let the ki...read more

by Danelle Karth

Getting kids excited about writing isn't easy. There are a million and one other things that they would rather be doing. There are video games, TV, movies, outside, and all sorts of things that seem more worth the effort t...read more

by Mona Brasseaux

First, get them excited about reading. Reading to children should begin at infancy. Later, get them to notice that "written words" are what make up the stories that they love. Fire up their imagination. Have them m...read more

by Derrick Bright

It is interesting that when we talk to our friends, we talk about more than we would to a teacher. This has been especially true for me. I did not like having the correct answer to a math question. I would feel like I ...read more

by Amanda Day

Young children are encouraged to write freely in journals with little attention to grammar, spelling and organization. As children mature, they are suddenly expected to follow the formal writing process beginning with the...read more

by Ayesha Long

Want to get your child excited about writing? Let them write! It's that simple. As a New York City public educator, I can honestly say that writing has become a favorite subject among most inner city children. It's in...read more

by Dan Hong

Students in today's classrooms need to be interested in what they write and how the teacher presents the writing ideas/topics. We all know that most children today simply need to have their way. Well, this is a way to gi...read more

by Nancy Bonsembiante

I have read many articles and books about how to teach writing in schools. Too many tips that most of the times don't work and make kids bored and frustrated with their own writing. Surprisingly what it worked for me was s...read more

by MiLa Driver

LET'S WRITE! Some of us absolutely love to write! We can't wait to get home after work so we can pull up the word processor and start clicking away at the keys. Our brains fill with words all struggling to get out of ou...read more

by Janet Gregor

Kids can get excited about writing. There are many ways to facilitate, encourage, prompt, and celebrate a child's writing. First, let's start with the parent's responsibility. Before a child can write s(he) must have kn...read more

by Martin Dansky

If it is getting kids to like writing when their parents shove it down their throats, one needs to diffuse the situation first, so that the child is receptive and then work with him so that he can enjoy the writing he does...read more

by Taylor Divico

Writing is really an abstract concept to many, which is normal, as it was once revered as a fine art, similar to sculpture, music, and dance. The fine arts are not the natural inclination of all and more often than not ar...read more