How To Teach Your Child To Love Writing

As a mother, have you ever asked yourself “what can I do to make my kids love writing”? What can we do to make them appreciate and learn the importance of language skills, to ask us to read a story or a book, or to accompany them to the library?

If that’s the case for you, we have good news, because in every home, including yours, there are different ways to stimulate children’s interest in writing, reading, and the art of communication.

The importance of reading is unquestionable. It is associated with academic success, good vocabulary development, critical thinking, writing ability, and social development.

The love of writing and reading promotes, among other things, empathy and social judgment, elements that develop when reading about human conflicts, our origins, our roots, and possible solutions to our problems.

It will be very difficult for the child to develop a love for writing and reading, if he spends hours in front of the computer, tablet, cell phone or electronic games from an early age, as these devices are not great allies when it comes to developing good habits. reading or writing in children.

What to do to make your child love writing

talk to him and listen to him

Hold conversations that challenge your child’s thinking and imagination, conversations that are meaningful. Talk about things he knows that are interesting to him. Plus, listen to it without interruption. Expand what your child has said to include a new word or two. Challenge him to search, search his memory, and think about what he saw or heard about a familiar topic, and help him expand his knowledge.

Seek advice

Ask your child’s teacher what kind of book he likes most in school. At the same time, you can also ask the librarian to suggest some age-appropriate books for your child, not just children’s stories, but poetry, music, comic books, and maps.

Invite your child to have fun with sounds and words

Explore the sounds of language. Propose games with rhymes, alterations, mix specific sounds, connect letters and sounds…

Perform activities with the alphabet

Some resources you can use as support for having fun with the alphabet are: books, magnet letters, jigsaw and jigsaw pieces, index cards, cards…  Make sure you have books on display in different parts of the house and offer great variety of styles and themes.

Provide various writing materials

Children also need to have materials on hand to develop their writing skills. You can bet on a container for pencils, crayons, paints, papers, writing stand, making lists or writing instructions like a notepad or clipboard.

Explain how books are created and how they work

As you give and read books, magazines, or other written materials, help your child learn how they are printed and organized . Point out the words as you read. Show the child the differences between the images and the text. Explain each part of the book, such as the cover and the first page.

Create a world of emotions when reading to your kids

Through the daily read-aloud routine, children will begin to love writing and reading. These moments can be unforgettable for your little one, make the noises animals make and show great pleasure in the story you are reading. Begin to create an associative image in the child of reading as an instrument of pleasure.

Everything will move little by little, don’t pressure the child

It is unwise to try to teach a child to read with a “miracle” program that may end up creating a child’s aversion to reading because he is not yet neurologically ready to develop this skill.

For preschool children the interactive books are excellent. They can be used to hear noises or create movement when moving an arrow, they are wonderful to awaken in children the love of books and the desire to learn to read and write. You can repeat the same stories if your child asks.

If you want your child to read, give away books on birthdays or special dates.  You can also create a small library of age-appropriate books that match your child’s interests. Doing so will create a mental image that books can be an excellent gift, an award. Otherwise, the child may end up associating books only with mandatory schoolwork.