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What is the best way to teach a child writing techniques?

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Question added by Albert Semaan , Founder , Hypert
Date Posted: 2015/02/18
Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

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    Build and strengthen your youngster’s fine motor skills in preparation for writing, advises Education.com. Fine motor skills will enable your child to grasp and hold a pencil and make controlled marks to form letters. Manipulating modeling compound, finger painting, stringing large beads and cutting with safety scissors are some examples of activities that will strengthen fine motor skills.

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    Show your child the connection between printed words around him and individual letters, advises professor of pediatrics Bettye M. Caldwell, writing for the Fisher-Price website. Begin to point out specific letters your child knows and invite him to notice and recognize letters. This early recognition is a necessary foundation for learning to write.

  • Present capital letters to your child as the first letters to recognize and learn to write, advises the Handwriting Without Tears website. Capital letters are usually easier for children to learn because they are all the same size and they all require starting at the top and moving the pencil down. Show your child cards with capital letters or write them all out on a sheet of paper with clear, uniform strokes.

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    Teach your youngster how to write her first name, using capital letters. Write her name for her and say each individual letter in order as you point to them. Invite your child to trace the letters and then copy them to learn how to write her name. As she writes each letter, verbalize the steps necessary with coaching, such as, “Start at the top and make a big line straight down. Go back to the top and make a small curve and then make a diagonal line out to the side -- like this -- to make the letter ‘R.’” After she becomes comfortable writing each letter and learns the correct sequences, encourage her to practice writing her name until she learns it comfortably.

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    Progress to lowercase letters after your youngster demonstrates strong proficiency with all the capital letters. Coach your child through the process of learning the steps of each letter and watch to make sure he writes them correctly.

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    Encourage daily writing practice to help your child master writing skills. Keep the learning process uplifting and provide positive feedback for your youngster’s efforts.

anayat bukhari
by anayat bukhari , Researcher, English Content Writer, Publisher , Noor Foundation

1- Schedule a writing practice on daily basis, whatever the language may be.

2- Take a start from alphabets, then small words to more complex and lengthy words.

3- Practice small sentences to long sentences.

4- Then it's the turn of paragraphs, letters, applications and then poetry. It's page designing.

5- Use4 line pages of full size to practice for most of the languages. 

6- Initially start with carbon pencil and end up with ink pen.

7- Make sure a perfect proof-reading.

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