Essential Writing Skills
Who is this program for?
- For children who struggle with sentence, paragraph and whole text construction.
- With or without formal diagnosis of Dysgraphia or Specific Learning Disorder related to Reading or Writing, with ADHD or Executive Function Difficulties.
- This program is able to apply skill development and tutoring to a school based task if desired.
Identifying if this program is right for your child
Writing is slow and laborious
Difficulties are more apparent as demands on writing ability increase through middle and upper primary school
Poor knowledge of writing conventions, such as punctuation, as well as lack of automaticity in spelling
Difficulty choosing correct spelling alternatives
Sentence and paragraph structure is poor
Inconsistency between verbal ability and written skills
Great difficulties noted in transferring thoughts into written words
Lack of detail in written expression
Written output is limited with far less work being produced in allocated writing time
Difficulty making a start on written tasks
In education, writing is assessed in 5 domains:
Handwriting and keyboarding • Spelling • Punctuation • Grammar • Creating texts
Our screening will quickly identify where skill development is needed. Whether at sentence writing level, paragraph or whole text, we can help to improve your child’s confidence with and enjoyment of writing. It is an essential skill they need throughout school and life! The key is to use short, fun and engaging tasks, providing plenty of feedback to reduce errors and increase complexity, sophistication and creativity.
Let’s look at punctuation as an example.
A typical Year 6 classroom will be diligently working on quite high-level punctuation skills. Punctuating direct speech, for example, is complex and involved (though very necessary). However, for students who are not using basic punctuation accurately, it is not a priority. The classroom may not be able to spend the time that your child needs on basic punctuation skills as they have so much to get through. Exposure to the higher-level skills is good, but what is needed is focused, closely monitored tutoring to master skills in a sequential order.
We start with fullstops and capital letters, move on to commas, question and exclamation marks and then to advanced skills such as direct speech, elipse, colons, semi-colons, brackets and hyphens.
The Punctuation Pyramid shows the developmental skills throughout school years.
Bridge that gap today!
To enrol in a program, please complete the attached form. Your submission will allow us to prepare for our complimentary chat and screening session with the right tools, ensuring a personalised and effective learning experience. We look forward to guiding you towards academic success.
