Activities for Teaching Writing to Young Learners

4 Principles for Teaching Writing to Young Learners

When teaching writing to young learners, I try to keep a few principles in mind:

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   Draw on kids’ sense of play and imagination: We expect children to be serious, but they like to play. If we design activities that allow them to learn language at the same time as having fun, they will both feel more positive about the language and learn to use it for communicative purposes.
   
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   Start writing from the beginning: Don’t wait until learners have mastered the language before letting them write. Even low proficiency learners can do creative things with a limited vocabulary and incomplete knowledge of grammar systems.
   
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