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important in helping our students learn to write. So our writing activities should
always include these skills as part of the pre-writing steps.

i. Steps for Beginner Writers:

1. Use pictures to stimulate comments and discussion

Have students draw their own pictures or bring in photos. Or, you can
provide pictures for them from magazines, the internet and other sources.

Some of the first recognizable pictures that most children draw are
pictures of themselves and their family. If they have pets, they often like to

draw them. Favourite places, like houses and landscapes with the sun, are also
among the first things that children like to draw. Therefore, as you prepare

your young students for writing activities, primarily focus on having them
draw these types of pictures.

2. Have students describe and talk about their pictures
Be sure to provide plenty of chances for your students to talk about

and share pictures. Children enjoy talking about people, places and events

that are important to them. Let them share their pictures and thoughts about
these pictures with each other. This also gives them a great opportunity to

review and practice their English. It helps them remember what they already
know and builds confidence.

3. Help students write down what they have said

For young writers, this often means that you will do much of the

writing at the very beginning. You write down the sentences that your
students use to describe their pictures. Then you can have the students trace

the sight words or the key vocabulary. As the children develop more ability
and confidence in their writing, they can start writing the descriptions on their

own under their pictures. They may start with one or two words in the
beginning and will gradually start to write a sentence on their own. More

confident and experienced students of English can write their own longer

descriptions of their pictures (two to three sentences). The main goal of this

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