Encouraging young son's interest in writing
nycartgal2003
My son who will turn 4 at the beginning of December is showing an interest in letters, reading, writing.
He learned the alphabet, shapes, numbers, and colors very young, there was always an interest/curiosity.
Today I was reading a book to him where two bunnies write love letters to each other.
There are pictures of the actual letters, so Logan said he wanted to write me a letter.
I thought he was going to want scribble on the paper, but he said he wanted to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.
Until he was about 2.5 (when he discovered trains and cars) we drew togeter everyday, he held a pencil the correct way, and could draw adoreably crude people.
Now he wraps all his fingers around the pencil.
He wanted me to help him do the letters, and tell him which each one was.
I put my hand over his, and we did it together.
Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?
I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical about it.
Meryl
P.S. The letter he wanted to write said:
Dear Mommy,
Cuddle up to Logan.
I'll cherish it forever!
He learned the alphabet, shapes, numbers, and colors very young, there was always an interest/curiosity.
Today I was reading a book to him where two bunnies write love letters to each other.
There are pictures of the actual letters, so Logan said he wanted to write me a letter.
I thought he was going to want scribble on the paper, but he said he wanted to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.
Until he was about 2.5 (when he discovered trains and cars) we drew togeter everyday, he held a pencil the correct way, and could draw adoreably crude people.
Now he wraps all his fingers around the pencil.
He wanted me to help him do the letters, and tell him which each one was.
I put my hand over his, and we did it together.
Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?
I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical about it.
Meryl
P.S. The letter he wanted to write said:
Dear Mommy,
Cuddle up to Logan.
I'll cherish it forever!
Jenny Cyphers
***I thought he was going to want scribble on the paper, but he said he wanted
to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.***
I found chalk boards to be invaluable for learning how to write and draw things.
It requires a combination of large and small motor skills which I found really
young kids adapt to easier than straight small motor skills like piece of paper
and pencil.
***Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?***
If he asks, show him. If he seems to be struggling, suggest other ways to do
it. My kids tended to copy what I was doing. Then they both found their own
ways to hold a pencil and form their letters.
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to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.***
I found chalk boards to be invaluable for learning how to write and draw things.
It requires a combination of large and small motor skills which I found really
young kids adapt to easier than straight small motor skills like piece of paper
and pencil.
***Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?***
If he asks, show him. If he seems to be struggling, suggest other ways to do
it. My kids tended to copy what I was doing. Then they both found their own
ways to hold a pencil and form their letters.
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Sandra Dodd
-=-Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?
I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical
about it.-=-
Show him how you hold it. Maybe show him some alternative ways. My
best friend in elementary had the best handwriting, and never "held
her pencil right." It was stickup up between her index and middle
fingers.
With my kids, I showed them the way school taught me to do it, and
another couple of options, and suggested they experiment and look
around at what others were doing.
They're practicing with markers and crayons, too. It's not a totally
new moment in manual dexterity, when they start to make letters.
-=-Dear Mommy,
Cuddle up to Logan.-=-
That's pretty wonderful.
Sandra
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I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical
about it.-=-
Show him how you hold it. Maybe show him some alternative ways. My
best friend in elementary had the best handwriting, and never "held
her pencil right." It was stickup up between her index and middle
fingers.
With my kids, I showed them the way school taught me to do it, and
another couple of options, and suggested they experiment and look
around at what others were doing.
They're practicing with markers and crayons, too. It's not a totally
new moment in manual dexterity, when they start to make letters.
-=-Dear Mommy,
Cuddle up to Logan.-=-
That's pretty wonderful.
Sandra
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dezignarob
When Jayn first wanted to make letter forms, I would make the shape of the letter with my fingers and hands for her. She was then able to recognize the letter and copy it.
She worked out the order of her strokes to write the letters.
Robyn L. Coburn
www.robyncoburn.blogspot.com
www.iggyjingles.blogspot.com
www.allthingsdoll.blogspot.com
She worked out the order of her strokes to write the letters.
Robyn L. Coburn
www.robyncoburn.blogspot.com
www.iggyjingles.blogspot.com
www.allthingsdoll.blogspot.com
diana jenner
Hayden, freshly 12, began writing prolifically at 4 :) He is a lover of
spiral notebooks and I have many from his young childhood, still!
He made lists of our movies, of the contents of our pantry; I would spend
long stretches of time spelling each word of the story he wanted to tell
(sometimes he would dictate it to me to jot down, then I read & spelled it
back to him for him to write in his notebook); I made lists of words he
wanted to write on his own...
Basically, I just said yes to whatever he asked when it came to writing ;)
Reading *clicked* for him at 6.5; he'd been comfortable with words and their
shapes for a long time by then.
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.wordpress.com
hannahsashes.blogspot.com
spiral notebooks and I have many from his young childhood, still!
He made lists of our movies, of the contents of our pantry; I would spend
long stretches of time spelling each word of the story he wanted to tell
(sometimes he would dictate it to me to jot down, then I read & spelled it
back to him for him to write in his notebook); I made lists of words he
wanted to write on his own...
Basically, I just said yes to whatever he asked when it came to writing ;)
Reading *clicked* for him at 6.5; he'd been comfortable with words and their
shapes for a long time by then.
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.wordpress.com
hannahsashes.blogspot.com
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM, nycartgal2003 <mranzer@...> wrote:
>
>
> My son who will turn 4 at the beginning of December is showing an interest
> in letters, reading, writing.
>
> He learned the alphabet, shapes, numbers, and colors very young, there was
> always an interest/curiosity.
>
> Today I was reading a book to him where two bunnies write love letters to
> each other.
> There are pictures of the actual letters, so Logan said he wanted to write
> me a letter.
>
> I thought he was going to want scribble on the paper, but he said he wanted
> to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.
> Until he was about 2.5 (when he discovered trains and cars) we drew togeter
> everyday, he held a pencil the correct way, and could draw adoreably crude
> people.
> Now he wraps all his fingers around the pencil.
> He wanted me to help him do the letters, and tell him which each one was.
> I put my hand over his, and we did it together.
>
> Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?
> I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical
> about it.
>
> Meryl
>
> P.S. The letter he wanted to write said:
>
> Dear Mommy,
> Cuddle up to Logan.
>
> I'll cherish it forever!
>
>
>
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k
I think Karl might have (or might not have) learned to read anyway by 6 but
when he was 4 he was made fun of about not being able to read by a kid he
likes and looks up to .. :( Maybe that put a damper on things. Or maybe not.
Karl is an early reader but not fluent. He also asked to write lists of all
kinds of things when he was 4 and asked me to write lists while he looked on
and so forth. Maybe he wasn't incredibly interested to get into reading
though.
However he is learning... at his own pace.
~Katherine
when he was 4 he was made fun of about not being able to read by a kid he
likes and looks up to .. :( Maybe that put a damper on things. Or maybe not.
Karl is an early reader but not fluent. He also asked to write lists of all
kinds of things when he was 4 and asked me to write lists while he looked on
and so forth. Maybe he wasn't incredibly interested to get into reading
though.
However he is learning... at his own pace.
~Katherine
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 3:05 AM, diana jenner <hahamommy@...> wrote:
> Hayden, freshly 12, began writing prolifically at 4 :) He is a lover of
> spiral notebooks and I have many from his young childhood, still!
> He made lists of our movies, of the contents of our pantry; I would spend
> long stretches of time spelling each word of the story he wanted to tell
> (sometimes he would dictate it to me to jot down, then I read & spelled it
> back to him for him to write in his notebook); I made lists of words he
> wanted to write on his own...
> Basically, I just said yes to whatever he asked when it came to writing ;)
> Reading *clicked* for him at 6.5; he'd been comfortable with words and
> their
> shapes for a long time by then.
> ~diana :)
> xoxoxoxo
> hannahbearski.wordpress.com
> hannahsashes.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM, nycartgal2003 <mranzer@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > My son who will turn 4 at the beginning of December is showing an
> interest
> > in letters, reading, writing.
> >
> > He learned the alphabet, shapes, numbers, and colors very young, there
> was
> > always an interest/curiosity.
> >
> > Today I was reading a book to him where two bunnies write love letters to
> > each other.
> > There are pictures of the actual letters, so Logan said he wanted to
> write
> > me a letter.
> >
> > I thought he was going to want scribble on the paper, but he said he
> wanted
> > to write an actual letter, but he didn't know how.
> > Until he was about 2.5 (when he discovered trains and cars) we drew
> togeter
> > everyday, he held a pencil the correct way, and could draw adoreably
> crude
> > people.
> > Now he wraps all his fingers around the pencil.
> > He wanted me to help him do the letters, and tell him which each one was.
> > I put my hand over his, and we did it together.
> >
> > Do I show him the correct way to hold the pencil?
> > I want to help and encourage his interest without becoming pedagogical
> > about it.
> >
> > Meryl
> >
> > P.S. The letter he wanted to write said:
> >
> > Dear Mommy,
> > Cuddle up to Logan.
> >
> > I'll cherish it forever!
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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