5.+Learning+To+Write

**Learning To Write** “When children begin writing, they can tell more complex stories than they can write (Hill page 279). It is up to the teacher to show the child how to represent their oral language as words on paper that flow together and form structured sentences. However the key to developing writing is getting the students to understand that writing is not documenting how they speak in conversations as writing needs to be in the correct structure in order for it to make sense. Before children begin writing they begin by drawing symbols and pictures to explain their thoughts and ideas. Students can then create a sequence of drawing to communicate a story. Symbols and drawings are the start of children learning how to use a pencil to express thoughts. This is the basis of children learning how to write the letters of the alphabet which can then be used to form words. Children are taught to read before they are taught to write because it is through reading children can see how text is created. They can then model their writing on samples of text they have read.

The break through when a child learns to write independently.



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