Read, Kiddo,Read

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How to help your child have organized writing with exciting word choice!

As the calendar year draws to a close, we continue to work on writing traits here at Resnik. Currently we are working on the "organization and word choice" traits. We will continue to work on these all year and have some suggestions for how you can help your children with these traits at home.

Organization is the internal structure of the piece of writing, the logical pattern of the ideas. It enhances the central theme by making everything fit together like a puzzle. Parents can suggest that their children ask the following: Does my paper have a good opening that captures the reader's attention? Are my ideas in the best order? Does my paper have a strong ending?

Word Choice is the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader. Word Choice enriches our writing and makes it almost come alive.
Parents can suggest that their children ask the following: Will my reader understand my words? Were my words accurate, original and just right? Did I use energetic verbs? Did I use language that painted a picture? Di d I make things interesting?