Writing: Toddler
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Writing
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on August 5, 2011
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Hey Mama's who like to write,
Mamapedia has been an invaluable tool for me. It's been a mirror through which I've been able to reflect back myself to myself and it...
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- I'm a professional writer. So, I do have a journalism degree and 20+ years of work experience in the field. I am inspired by other writers. I read the newspaper and sc...
- I love to write but I can't see ever writing a book. I am too ADD. Who would want to read a book that no two chapters have anything to do with the other? I do lov...
- How do I write, using my hands of course! :) I am an author, I just completed my first novel and as of last weekend sent out a huge cache of query letters to several...
Wanting to Read and Spell
Asked by A.W. from Lawton
on January 23, 2009
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I need help on how to help my 5yr old learn to read and spell she is so into wanting to learn how to do both of these. She is not yet 5 but will be in 2 months She lov...
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- Awesome! Good for you guys! I say, just get her lots of fun books, and keep that t.v. off. T.v., being easier entertainment, makes books less and less appealing, ...
- starfall.com has phonics games and great help with early reading. You can also print off some very easy phonics books to start working on.
- A., My children are 27 and 25 now. But were both avid readers at young ages. My oldest could read very well from a magazine he picked up from a coffee table at age ...
I No How to Spell I Sware!
Asked by M.. from Detroit
on July 29, 2011
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I know how to spell I swear! Goodness, I was just reading through some things and realized I need to start proofreading. Not really sure where my mind is when I typ...
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- Spelling is Not 'my thing' lol thank goodness for Spell Check !
- Glad to know Im not the only one. I was a great speller when I was a kid, but now I cant spell to save my life!!! Mamapedia powers that be...Please add a spell check f...
- I'm a really good speller, but I still stress out a little when I post things on FB (where obviously my friends know me) because before I stayed home with my kids I wa...
Learning How to Spell
Asked by S.W. from Minneapolis
on September 22, 2011
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My nine-year-old daughter is in 4th grade and is doing just great in all subjects....except spelling. To give you some idea about how her brain works: She has excelled...
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- http://www.diannecraft.com/article-002.htm Read this article. I hope it helps.
- Have you researched dysgraphia? It often presents with exceptional children, making them 2x exceptional. It is a processing issue that results in possible: poor pen...
- Try having your daughter type out her spelling words. At least that may help with the memorization of them. Or see if you can find foam letters (small ones) or lette...
Learning to Spell
Asked by K.H. from Washington DC
on October 8, 2009
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Hi Mom's
My son started first grade in September , he has settled very well and seems to be really enjoying his school and getting the bus like a "big kid". I just ...
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- I'll just say that I used to work in a school and the first grade teachers there used what they called "best guess" spelling. The idea was not to emphasize always kno...
- My son's school uses the same method, and I am torn about it. I understand where they are coming from, just wanting the child to try to sound out the word, and start ...
- it's a pretty common way to teach littles to write, and one i like. lets them fall in love with the process of creating stories and communicating their thoughts on pap...
Learning How to Write a Name
Asked by K.W. from Burlington
on April 8, 2010
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My son is 4 and i really want to motivate him to learn how to write his own "full" name. He knows how to spell his first name and can write his first name, however it...
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- atleast he can write something, try using the page to write his name in reasonable wording, as in font and tell him to copy mums work.You have to be patient.
- My son is just about 4 and he was doing the same thing - letters were all over the place and in many different sizes. We explained about letters being in a certain ord...
- Um, why is this so important to you at this time? Kids develop at all different rates but they do catch up at the right times. My son at 4 had NO interest in writing. ...
Preschool and Writing Words/letters
Asked by J.M. from San Francisco
on September 11, 2009
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So my first child just started Pre-school this week, he is 3 1/2 yrs old, and man I felt inadequate in parenting! Almost every kid could write their names already! I ...
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- You're not a loser parent. I think ultimately parents who push their kids too much, too early, will end up being loser parents. Another mom just posted this same ...
- You are not a loser mom! Every child develops at their own pace. Don't compare your child's writing (or any other ability, although it is hard to do) to other kids. ...
- Absolutely not! I think some parents try too hard to create superchildren. It is not a competition. Both my girls entered kindergarten knowing their capital letters an...
Child Writing Backwards
Asked by L.R. from Myrtle Beach
on June 12, 2008
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Hi Mama's,
I have noticed that when my 4 year old son is writing, he is writing some of his letters and words backwards, almost like a mirror image. I have mentioned...
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- Hi L. - My now - 21 year old - who is left handed did the same thing. I can remember panicking and asking the teacher about it. I got the same response as you. She is ...
- Hi L., I went through the same thing with my oldest daughter two years ago. When she was in pre-k at four years old she would write backwards. I was also concern...
- HI L., I'm a Pre-K teacher here in Effingham and let me reassure you, writing backwards is a completely normal thing. Most, if not all, kids go through this stage aro...
Son Cannot Write Name in Preschool
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on May 5, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My son is finishing up preschool and will be starting kindergarten in the fall. One of the things that he has not quite yet mastered is printing his name...
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- You are describing my daughter as well, acting silly, loses interest. She can write her name but sometimes does one letter REALLY big or on two lines, etc. I was also...
- instead of having him write them buy letters and have him spell with them make a game of it spell more than just his like your name mom dad sister brother stuff like t...
- Not to worry about the way the print looks on the page just yet. I would concentrate on helping him to learn a proper pencil grip. You could try this wonderful littl...
Mirror Image Writing
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on January 17, 2010
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Has anyone had experience with first grader (7 yr. old girl) writing numbers and letters backwards? My Grandaughter writes some but not all backwards sometimes but no...
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- Totally Normal...like Leah mentioned. Don't worry, it's developmental...especially when it only occurs occasionally.
- Hi, I have a friend who's daughter does this, she had her evaluated by several professionals. She learned that children see letters and numbers as three dimensiona...
- Hi J., I think it is normal. My son (now 11) did this and my daughter (7) as well. Sometimes my daughter will have an occassional slip still. I vividly remember my ...
