* Read to your child - not just stories but a wide range of fiction
and non-fiction texts - and discuss the ways that authors use words to shape
their ideas.If you haven’t already, join
the public library.
* Have an exciting selection of writing materials readily available.
·Talk to your child about their
writing and read it through together.
·Praise your child for trying.
·Don't dwell on mistakes, focus
on the content.
* Have pens and paper around for your children to enjoy
writing regularly and for fun.Talk to your child about their writing and read it through together.
·Diary writing
·Comic strips
·Creative stories
etc
* Talk about words that are around you and discuss advertising
and how it is presented.
* Be a writing model and encourage your child to write alongside you.
* Create real opportunities for your child to write, such as letters,
posters or invitations.
* If your child brings a spelling list home to learn, try to make the
practice fun by playing games that encourage careful listening to the sounds in
words and looking for letter patterns. Your child may enjoy singing or reciting
spellings, or writing them out and colouring letter patterns.
* Enjoy listening to and talking with your child about
anything that is happening around you and allow them to be part of family
discussions.
* Spend quality time each day talking with your child.
* Discuss and offer different experiences to broaden
your child’s vocabulary.
* Read books out loud to your child so they can enjoy
books they are not yet ready to ready but are at their level of thinking.
* Reading – refer to the links on the left.
Most importantly
remember that writing can be difficult, so be available, supply help if asked
and marvel at how well your child is doing.