[blparent] writing

[Brandy W]

Www.lakeshore learning.com seels a lined dry erase bord for practice with 
writing. Now wriging ones abc's and 123's is not enjoyable and is not age 
appropraite so of course he isn't going to want to do it. Some of the age 
appropraite tasks we do in schol are: Draw a picture and write what it is, 
Write a journal about what happened that day, Write a wish list of things 
you see in an magazeen you would like to do. Write the family grocery list 
for mom (kids like feling important.) Look at a kids cookbok and right what 
you will need to make what looks good to take to the store and buy. Find 
words around the house and copy them, and have family memebers guess where 
you found the words.

Next make sure that writing serfice is a place he is comfortable. Hard to 
write when you are at a table where your shoulder and elbo are at the same 
height when writing. His elbo should be level with the table before he lifts 
his arm. Meaning he should be able to comfortably lean on the table with out 
stretching. If not use either a smaller chair, a lap tray on the floor, or a 
booster at the grown-up table.

God luck and remember the more fun for a young child the more likely they 
are to do it willingly and well.

Bran



"When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping 
them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the things 
we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in 
our lives."
— Fred Rogers

Brandy Wojcik
Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader
www.playtoachieve.com
(512) 689-5045

Looking for team members nation wide!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] writing


>    I'm sorry, but maybe I should explain in a bit more detail because the 
> problem is with the idea of having to have to write.
> My son is going into 1st grade and he struggles with doing the task.
> He complains saying, "I just wrote yesterday."
> He whines and whimpers.
> What he's not understanding is that he needs to practice.
> When I get him seated at the table ready to write, he distracts himself.
> I ask him to tell me what he's written so far and he says, "I'm just 
> starting."
> This is after 10minutes of complaining.
>
> He really needs to practice.
> We've got him writing his ABC's and 1 2 3's n lined paper.
> So I've observed that he writes sloppy and big.
> But the sloppiness can be fixed because he knows how to write nicely.
> But man, just getting him to sit and practice writing is a task and I just 
> need suggestions.
> Hoping to get some help.
> I've asked his friend's mom if she had any suggestions that would make 
> writing fun and she said, a dry erase board."
> Now I'm thinking that leads to more distraction. He'll want to draw 
> instead.
> Thanks again.
> Nikki
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Veronica Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:37 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] writing
>
> Nikki, all of gab's teachers suggested that each student should find a 
> topic they are interested in and write about that subject.  Once they 
> figure out what that is, then they can incorporate it into anything. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Nikki
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:29 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] writing
>
>            Hi all.
> I have a hard time getting my son to want to or like to write.
> He complains and doesn’t focus, which leads me to aggrivation and 
> frustration.
> If you have any helpful tips to make it fun and not seem like a “do or 
>  die” task, it would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks, Nikki
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