99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar [Paperback]

Mary Leonhardt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 1998

Strong writing skills are essential for success in school, college, and on the job. In 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, educator Mary Leonhardt provides parents with practical, easy-to-follow tips on how to teach their children the fundamentals of writing and make it fun for them at the same time.

Here are just a few of her nuggets of advice:

¸  Always be encouraging about your children's writing.
¸  Don't worry about teaching grammar to kids when they are just beginning to write. Most grammar knowledge is acquired rather than directly learned.
¸  Provide plenty of writing material.
¸  Encourage your preschool children to dictate stories to you.

        Leonhardt follows up with 10 Easy Ways to Teach Them Grammar, essential tools for all budding writers.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, the companion book to the highly informative 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading, educator and reading specialist Mary Leonhardt provides explicit, significant, helpful ways to inspire children's writing enthusiasm and abilities. Leonhardt's tips, including "always be encouraging about your children's writing," "make sure your kids develop a love and habit of reading," "start with literal poems about specific experiences," and "look for a school that treats students like real authors," emphasize the child's relationship with words and fun. Leonhardt has been teaching kids to become readers and writers for almost 30 years, and her experience shines through every easy-to-follow suggestion. Whether your child is just beginning to inscribe letters or is already highly resistant to writing (as are many students), Leonhardt can help. The book closes with grammar tips that even the most resistant child will easily grasp. --Ericka Lutz

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Strong writing skills are essential for success in school, college, and on the job. In 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, educator Mary Leonhardt provides parents with practical, easy-to-follow tips on how to teach their children the fundamentals of writing and make it fun for them at the same time.

Here are just a few of her nuggets of advice:

¸  Always be encouraging about your children's writing.
¸  Don't worry about teaching grammar to kids when they are just beginning to write. Most grammar knowledge is acquired rather than directly learned.
¸  Provide plenty of writing material.
¸  Encourage your preschool children to dictate stories to you.

        Leonhardt follows up with 10 Easy Ways to Teach Them Grammar, essential tools for all budding writers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (October 6, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609803204
• ISBN-13: 978-0609803202
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,871,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless Drivel!, May 13, 2003

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This review is from: 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar (Paperback)

As an avid writer and homeschooling parent, I was very drawn to the title of this book. I believed that it would give me wonderful ideas for projects with which I could motivate my young writers. Instead, the book tells me such things as "Provide plenty of writing materials." and "Write for pleasure yourself." This is as basic is BREATHING.... Any parent with a third grade education knows that you must have writing materials available. And, of course, a child who sees a parent writing will have more of an interest in doing so. This book DOES NOT provide ideas for motivating young writers. It tells the parents basic, ...facts that they SHOULD already know. I do not recommend this book to anyone.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, April 10, 2000

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This review is from: 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar (Paperback)

After noticing that my 6th grade son did not bring home writing assignments home from school, I decided that some home writing might be appropriate. Mary Leonhardt's book offers many ideas that are easy to try at home. Reading is also stressed as a key to writing well.