08/18/2021 6:00 AM
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Families
Updated 08/18/2021 6:00 AM
Many times, mothers and fathers want to
accompany their children's learning in school
but we do not know exactly where, how or when to start.
Do we wait for the teacher to give the instructions or do we encourage them at home, with games or other fun activities?
A bit of both strategies, because the ABCs of this stage can be summarized in the following slogans:
teach without pressure, accompany without invading, share
and, above all,
learn
.
So, here is a "practical toolkit" so you know
how to help your child write
.
How to help your child write
Pediatrician
Viviana M. Enseñat
, coordinator of the Developmental Pediatrics Unit of the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, highlights: "It is extremely important to understand that
promoting the development of writing in children from the age of four is essential
, but parents have to figure out when is the optimal time to do it. "
He then explains why choosing the right moment is one of the pillars.
"
If the child feels pressured, he will lose motivation
. So, it is best to take advantage of moments of play or enjoyment and mutual interaction, to promote writing and reading," says Enseñat.
Show them first how to spell their name so that they can copy it themselves.
Well, we already know when.
Now we ask ourselves how do we do it?
And how much time of the day should we dedicate to children in this regard?
"We can stimulate with the game and share with our children quality time. It is not necessary a lot of time, but we must dedicate it even a little while, for example, before going to bed, with the reading of a story", adds the pediatrician.
The
reading stories
, something that surely did our moms and dads when we were kids, is a classic recommended by
the pediatrician
Carolina Abraldes
of the sanatorium model Caseros. "From the year of life, we can already read stories to them; at the beginning with little text and a lot of drawing, and if they include textures, much better. Over time the amount of text should increase."
Reading stimulates the imagination, and with it, interest in a new story.
This probably prompts our children to want to read their first short stories.
At the same time, reading also stimulates other skills, such as the ability to make sense of ideas and be able to express them.
They are fine motor skills, phonological awareness, necessary for the
development of creativity
.
Reading stories to them is very important.
Reading stimulates the imagination, and with it, interest in a new story.
At this point it is worth remembering that children learn by imitating.
And the same goes for writing.
For this reason, specialists recommend
showing them first how to spell their name
so that they can copy it themselves.
Another good idea is to
make them recognize the letters in your own name
or in other words, such as Mom or Dad.
By dint of repetition, after a while, they will be able to write them on their own, without having to copy them.
We have already awakened our children's interest in reading.
Whats Next?
The game, a "tool" as valuable as it is practical
, as fun as it is complex.
Dr. Abraldez affirms that "a good idea is to disorganize or disorganize letters cut out of paper, formed with plasticine or toothpicks, and ask them to mark which ones correspond to their names and order them according to the order in which they appear."
The possibilities of teaching through games are as many as moms and dads wanting to think of good ideas.
"Play is basic in the learning process because it allows children to be more motivated and pay more attention. It can be attractive and very useful to use different sensory pathways to achieve it", explains Enseñat.
Stimulate learning through play and share quality time with children.
Using
eva rubber or magnetic letters
, which can be attached to the refrigerator door, and even allow them to write on tiles or glass, but always with fibers or washable markers are some of the alternatives so that learning to write becomes a entertaining and dynamic activity.
In short,
time, patience, desire to play and share with the family
.
It doesn't seem that difficult.
It's even fun.
Children will surely learn to write slowly and parents will be able to enjoy the magic of their development, in time with what they teach in the classroom.
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