“Start
writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned
on.” - Louis L'Amour (1908 to 1988)
Most parents encourage children to
read but not writing as writing is a really tedious job. One of the ways to
encourage writing is to let them to take part in essay writing competition. It
is the experience that counts – the children will feel important. NLB and
several organisations do organise essay writing competition annually.
Book review is also a good way to encourage children
to write. Discovereads.sg by NLB allows children to register an account and any book reviews done will be awarded with points and badges. What an awesome
rewarding system! Below is one done by Wen in June:
Don’t be too quick to correct their grammar or
sentence structure as too many corrections will put them off. Let them copy
certain section from the book to build up their vocabulary.
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