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I Write; Therefore I Read!© Beverley Paine, 2004 From a 'language experience' point of view, reading is considered to be a 'conversation' with an author and writing is a recording of oral language. Learning to speak, listen, write and read are integrated aspects of language development. One way to encourage reading and writing is to help your children record stories about themselves. If your child is very young you can scribe as she dictates. I used to encourage my children to draw a picture, either in their "I can" book, or daily diary, or of a special or recent event, and then I'd scribe the 'story' below the drawing or painting. Sometimes I'd need another piece of paper! I wrote the words exactly as they said them, usually in lead pencil. Even non-readers seem able to spot a different word if you automatically correct their diction! Read back what you have written and make corrections, guided by their judgement. It's important to keep the story in your children's words so that they have ownership and can recognise their story as they learn to read. As you write, tell them what you are doing. Explain that spoken words can be translated into letters of the alphabet. Sound out some of the words if they seem interested, especially beginning and ending sounds. Choose simple topics to start with, such as "what is the scariest thing that ever happened to you", or "who is your best friend, and why". My children loved recalling episodes from their lives and embellishing them with fantastic details. Stories about pets and friends featured largely and make a wonderful record for when they become adults and parents themselves. Was this article helpful? Was it worth $1.00 to you? Your gift of $1 or more helps to keep this site operating offering encouragement and reassurance to families wanting better outcomes for their children. Beverley Paine with her children, and their home educated children, relaxing at home. Together with the support of my family, my aim is to help parents educate their children in stress-free, nurturing environments. In addition to building and maintaing this website, I continue to create and manage local and national home educating networks, help to organise conferences and camps, as well as write for, edit and produce newsletters, resource directories and magazines. I am an active supporter of national, state, regional and local home education groups.
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and Learning without School! We began educating our children in 1985, when our eldest was five. In truth, we had helped them learn what they need to learn since they were born. I am a passionate advocate of allowing children to learn unhindered by unnecessary stress and competition, meeting developmental needs in ways that suit their individual learning styles and preferences. Ours was a homeschooling, unschooling and natural learning family! There are hundreds of articles on this site to help you build confidence as a home educating family. We hope that your home educating adventure is as satisfying as ours was! Beverley Paine
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