Learning to Write Letters

Writing the letters of the alphabet is a skill that preschoolers who plan to enter kindergarten next year should be learning. Here are some tips on how to help your child learn to write their letters. 

• Have paper and big easy-to-grasp crayons available to your child. Tell them to scribble and have fun writing as much as they want.

• Don’t be that concerned if when you child starts writing letters, they are all over the paper. Children learn individual letters first and it takes some time for them to grasp the concept of words.

• Don’t be that concerned if your child spells words without vowels. As kids enter school they are taught the concept of vowels, proper spelling and the difference between upper and lower case letters. The concepts really begin to develop as a child learns to read.

• Don’t expect handwriting to be neat initially. Motor skill need time to develop.

Remember patience is the most important thing you can bring to the table when you are teaching your child how to write.  It will come over time and with lots of practice.