CC31 - Writing! Learning it...Enjoying it!

Today, we’re talking with Dianne Scott, a very experienced and passionate teacher, to tell us more about this important skill that every child has to have.

In this episode, Dianne and I talked about:

• How she realized she wanted to be a teacher
• Why Dianne sees teaching as a way of life
• The physical and cognitive skills needed for a child to learn writing
• On parents’ fear of their children learning writing very early at school
• How to use game and play teaching writing to your child
• The relationship between drawing and writing
• The biggest barriers children face in learning how to write
• The effectiveness of breaking down writing into individual skills
• Why put time limits when teaching a child to write
• Involving other children in teaching writing to your child
• Why you need to show that you value what your child is writing
• The power of modeling
• An introduction to Dianne’s Seven Steps to Writing Success program