Reading And Writing For Children

Is There A Connection Between Reading And Writing For Children

Did you know that reading and writing support each other? Learn the connection between reading and writing for children and how to use it to your child’s advantage. You’ll find out that the more your child does one, the better he will be at both.

25 Read & Write Mini-Books That Teach Word Families by Sanders, Nancy, Kennedy, Anne [2001] Writing helps children to organize their thoughts and gives them an important way to communicate with others.

What You Need

• Pencils, crayons or markers
• Square baking pan
• Writing paper
• Cardboard or heavy paper
• Construction paper
• Safety scissors
• Yarn or ribbon

What To Do

• Write with your child. Talk with him about your writing so that he begins to understand that writing means something and has many uses.
• Hang a family message board in the kitchen. Offer to write notes there for your child. Be sure that he finds notes left there for him.
• Help your child write notes or e-mails to relatives and friends to thank them for gifts or to share his thoughts. Encourage the relatives and friends to answer your child.
• As your child gets older, he can begin to write you longer stories. Ask questions that will help him organize the stories. Answer questions about spelling.
• Help your child to turn his writing into books. Paste his drawings and writings on pieces of construction paper. For each book, have him make a cover out of heavier paper or cardboard, then add special art, a title and his name as author. Punch holes in the pages and cover and bind the book together with yarn or ribbon

Books To Help Your Child Read And Write

Sight Word Readers Parent Pack: Learning the First 50 Sight Words Is a Snap!Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-6Read & Write It Out Loud! Guided Oral Literacy Strategies