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[quote=Anonymous]Writing composition is different than handwriting which is different than spelling or grammar. You need to focus on one thing at a time. If the child can come up with a sentence and write it down in their own, then you look for spelling issues or things like not using capitalization or punctuation correctly. Choose one rule and practice it, like using commas in a series. That kind of thing can be practiced with workbooks.

Spelling is another issue.

Writing simple sentences needs to progress to more complex sentences that include detail.

For organizing writing, teaching the child to outline is very helpful. Once they can write sentences, work on paragraphs, with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. From there you move to a topic, several supporting ideas that each take a paragraph to explain, and then a conclusion.

Teach your child to make notes in outline form before starting.

Many kids and adults now seem to struggle with writing in complete sentences. They write in sentence fragments, or write in run-ons.[/quote]

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