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Would you like your child to learn how to write at an earlier age? It’s possible to teach your child early writing skills with the right tools.

Realize Writing is Messy

Unless you have a prodigy for a child, they won’t be writing a readable novel anytime soon. Keep in mind that preschoolers who are learning to write will be messy. Their A’s might look like a foreign language and that’s okay. The bottom line is that as long as you’re encouraging your child to keep writing, you are off to a good start.

Encourage Writing a Home

Don’t wait until your child heads to preschool to teach them writing skills. You can start by helping them learn one letter at a time. Start with the letter A and move down the alphabet to the letter Z. If you feel more comfortable, you can also begin by teaching them how to write their name first and then maybe a pet’s name. Also, practicing the movement of the pencil and how to hold a pencil is another way to encourage writing. When your child is practicing writing at home, they don’t have to stick to just using a pencil. Let them use washable markers, crayons, and even paint brushes.

Write on a Daily Basis

Practice really does make perfect when it comes to teaching your child early writing skills. Part of writing is also reading and telling stories. Have your child do a daily story time. They can draw a picture for you and tell you the story. As they tell you the story, you can write it out for them. You keep rereading the story, so the child learns to read and write each word. The cool part of this learning practice is that you can make multiple books, laminate, and keep until the child chooses to get rid of them.

Other Activities to Teach Early Writing Skills

Show your child that words are everywhere and are a beginning foundation to education. Reading with your child everyday is a great foundation to lay for teaching them writing skills. Allowing your child to work with activities that involve their hands can help their motor skills build up as well. Drawing on a daily basis can also help children get their “writing” practice in.

Teaching your child these basic skills early will help them throughout the rest of their education. Even if you don’t feel like your child is ready to start writing, you can easily have them do smaller things to encourage their motor skill development.