Grade K • Language Arts • Writing

Grade K Language Arts

Writing

Encourage your child to write often.
Provide an area in your home for writing with special materials (pencils, different types of paper, markers, envelopes).
Praise your child’s writing.
Share letters and cards from friends and relatives with your child.
Encourage journal writing for special occasions (trips, family events, planning a birthday party).
Have your child help you compose shopping lists, notes and letters to friends, and invitations.
Encourage your child to write stories.
Allow your child to take risks on a rough draft. Be your child’s partner for changing and correcting his or her writing.
Encourage your child to write thank you notes, invitations, letters to others, lists of things to do, and items to take on a trip.

Visit the Physical Well-Being and Motor Development section for hand-strengthening tips.
There are many ways to practice letter formation!
- Practice writing the letter in the air, on the carpet, in shaving cream, on a sibling or parents back
- Use handwriting paper Links to an external site. to practice letter formation Links to an external site.(English) or Letter Formations (Spanish) focusing on one or two letters at a time.