2010年11月8日星期一

If Your Kid is Getting Left Behind in Writing Then You Need to Know How to Teach Kids to Write

Even though the pencil looks like it is going the way of the dinosaur we parents need to know how to teach kids to write. Anyway we learnt to write many years now it is our turn to be teachers. If your kid is having problems with writing it could be as simple as a weak hand. And a few hand exercises will possible cure it. But if you are not so lucky then you need to try a different approach.I like to use the Montessori Method for teaching writing as with this approach your child is learning to read as well as write. Montessori uses sandpaper letters to implant the shape of the letter and how it should be written on your kid’s brain. Your kid can feel the texture of the sandpaper as he traces the letters and words. Montessori also starts off writing by using scribbling exercises to strengthen the hand and arm muscles. This scribbling also prepares the hand and arm muscles for writing. And with tracing the sandpaper letters the kid knows how to write before even picking up a pencil.Under this system a lot of kids start writing by themselves without any encouragement from their parents. :Like most learning it all takes time so don’t expect miracles. The more time you put in making up words with sandpaper letters so your kid can trace. And the more controlled scribbling your kid does the sooner he will start to write by himself.Writing is still very important even though technology seems to be passing by the traditional aspects of the classroom. When you look into the situation you will find that most schools still use a pen and a blackboard. It's only the kids in the schools in the upper echelons of society that complain about pencils and notebooks. I like the Montessori system of teaching writing and reading and this is the course I recommend

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