Read Aloud What You Write

Once your child has written something have them read it aloud. If they have difficulty with the reading it is alright to help them sound out the words. Do not let your child struggle with sounding out words, thou, this is not a time for practice with phonetics. Read the passage that your child had written and then discuss it. It is a great idea to give your child feedback on what has been written. The child needs to know specifically about what they have written. It is not necessary to be overly critical, give informative feedback. Give your child information that can be used to improve writing but that will not make them feel like what they have written is worthless.