Tip #153 form 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley, Trombly) - Functional Writing
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #153 Functional Writing Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any. ~Orson Scott Card In Part 5, you read about many ways to increase your child’s interest in and love of writing for pleasure, but let’s face it, out there in the real world most of the writing we do (and most of the writing your child will do outside of school) will most likely be for purely functional reasons. At home, we may write letters to people, send thank you notes, make lists. At work, we may have reports, memos, and summaries to write. This functional writing tells, explains, and helps us communicate information we need to convey. It is the most common type of writing most of us do in our daily lives. Therefore, it is important to help your ch...