Writers Must Know Audience and Have Purpose

Writing can be a powerful tool as displayed so cleverly by one of Mrs. Nabor's former kindergarteners. LaQuez W. was informing everyone by way of a homemade sign to keep the campus clean! "No being a litterbug or I will go off to tell Mrs. Thomas." 


When encouraging children to write, you must offer them a purpose or reason for writing. Also, it is important that they know their audience. This example was done to help keep the campus clean. The audience was clearly the R. L. Young student body or guests on campus.


Having children make a list of toys, birthday wants, names of friends, etc. makes the task of writing meaningful. Creating a grocery list is helpful to you and so important to the writer. To encourage writing in your child, look for ways to make it applicable to his/her life.


Thanks, Mrs. Nabors for encouraging writing in your classroom!