These days I have been read\u00ading the arti\u00adcle \u201cTeach\u00ading Writ\u00ading Skills: What to Learn and How to Learn Writ\u00ading\u201d by Com\u00admon\u00adWealth Mag\u00ada\u00adzine (He Qiyu)
\nEdit\u00aded by Wu Yuzhen, the book argues that writ\u00ading can be taught and learned, that learn\u00ading to write does\u00adn\u2019t just come nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly through fre\u00adquent writ\u00ading, and that writ\u00ading itself is an impor\u00adtant learn\u00ading tool. Among the insights is a par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly inspir\u00ading arti\u00adcle for par\u00adents, titled \u201cHow Can Par\u00adents Help Their Chil\u00addren Fall in Love with Writ\u00ading?\u201d (by Fang Yahui). I read it with great atten\u00adtion, and here are some of my reflec\u00adtions (in ital\u00adics).
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\nGuid\u00ading chil\u00addren to write is actu\u00adal\u00adly eas\u00adi\u00ader than teach\u00ading them Eng\u00adlish or math\u00ade\u00admat\u00adics, and par\u00adents can play a key role.
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\nThis state\u00adment sounds quite reas\u00adsur\u00ading, but I think it\u2019s also rel\u00ada\u00adtive\u00adly true. After all, there are more par\u00adents who are bet\u00adter at lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adcy (read\u00ading and writ\u00ading) than Eng\u00adlish and math.
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\n\u201cThere\u2019s no oth\u00ader way to improve writ\u00ading than to read wide\u00adly,\u201d said Zhu Tianyi, a for\u00admer writer. Par\u00adents should give their chil\u00addren the free\u00addom and space to read, and not rush to assess their results. \u201cSilk\u00adworms don\u2019t spin silk just by eat\u00ading a few mul\u00adber\u00adry leaves.\u201d
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This is an open secret. Yet, adults often remain anx\u00adious. First, they can\u2019t help but rush to see results, and sec\u00adond, their expec\u00adta\u00adtions of \u201cresults\u201d can be skewed, espe\u00adcial\u00adly when \u201cwrit\u00ading\u201d and \u201ccom\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion\u201d required for exams diverge. The author of this arti\u00adcle imme\u00addi\u00adate\u00adly cites the exam\u00adple of an eigh\u00adteen-year-old girl who pub\u00adlished a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of poet\u00adry thanks to her long-term con\u00adsump\u00adtion of mul\u00adber\u00adry leaves. This exam\u00adple is actu\u00adal\u00adly quite frus\u00adtrat\u00ading, as we know that most chil\u00addren who \u201ceat mul\u00adber\u00adry leaves\u201d cer\u00adtain\u00adly would\u00adn\u2019t be able to pro\u00adduce this kind of silk. Pro\u00adduc\u00ading silk in this way isn\u2019t the goal. The pur\u00adpose of read\u00ading and learn\u00ading to write does\u00adn\u2019t have to be so lim\u00adit\u00aded. What is the pur\u00adpose? This top\u00adic is vast, and I\u2019ll dis\u00adcuss it lat\u00ader. At least in my opin\u00adion, learn\u00ading to write mov\u00ading words, even if it\u2019s just to write love let\u00adters, win the heart of \u201cyour sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant oth\u00ader,\u201d or even achieve life\u00adlong hap\u00adpi\u00adness, is enough to make one feel tru\u00adly con\u00adtent.
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\nCul\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading lan\u00adguage skills isn\u2019t like teach\u00ading math; most par\u00adents should be able to do it them\u00adselves, for exam\u00adple by keep\u00ading a diary or review\u00ading their child\u2019s test papers. \u201cIt\u2019s most effec\u00adtive when par\u00adents and chil\u00addren learn togeth\u00ader and progress togeth\u00ader.\u201d
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\nThat makes sense. How\u00adev\u00ader, I\u2019ve also found that some\u00adtimes, if par\u00adents are too anx\u00adious (espe\u00adcial\u00adly when they feel their child isn\u2019t as good as oth\u00aders), it\u2019s best to do noth\u00ading; the results can actu\u00adal\u00adly be bet\u00adter.
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\nWriter Jian Ying has a self-pro\u00adclaimed \u201coppor\u00adtunis\u00adtic\u201d method: \u201cIf the school gives us meat, I give us veg\u00adeta\u00adbles; if the school gives us veg\u00adeta\u00adbles, I give us meat.\u201d
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This wit\u00adty remark implies that par\u00adents can sup\u00adple\u00adment their chil\u00addren\u2019s nutri\u00adtion\u00adal needs based on the school\u2019s \u201csup\u00adply.\u201d How\u00adev\u00ader, this does require a high lev\u00adel of par\u00adent\u00ading skill, requir\u00ading a clear under\u00adstand\u00ading of \u201cedu\u00adca\u00adtion\u00adal nutri\u00adtion\u201d and the abil\u00adi\u00adty to dis\u00adtin\u00adguish between \u201cmeat\u201d and \u201cveg\u00adeta\u00adbles\u201d pro\u00advid\u00aded by the school. This method is extreme\u00adly dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to mas\u00adter. How\u00adev\u00ader, the method dis\u00adcussed lat\u00ader, which authors use to read to their chil\u00addren, is quite sim\u00adple and easy to imple\u00adment, and worth con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ading:
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\nWhat if your child resists read\u00ading on their own? Jian Ying will read the open\u00ading of the book first. \u201cSome books have an open\u00ading that makes you want to read on.\u201d
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\nWang Shufen, who teach\u00ades at Nei\u00adhu Ele\u00admen\u00adtary School, con\u00adtin\u00adued to read to her daugh\u00adter even when she was in high school, just like she did when she read pic\u00adture books to her as a child, even if her daugh\u00adter was not inter\u00adest\u00aded in the books she chose. Usu\u00adal\u00adly, her daugh\u00adter would be attract\u00aded by the books while lis\u00adten\u00ading unin\u00adten\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly, and would even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly take the books and read them her\u00adself faster.
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The meth\u00adods used by these two female writ\u00aders and moth\u00aders are very sim\u00adi\u00adlar. Read\u00ading this, I felt a res\u00ado\u00adnant feel\u00ading, because as a father, I do the same thing. Get\u00adting into a book (espe\u00adcial\u00adly a longer one) isn\u2019t easy, but this method can help guide and nudge a child toward it. If, despite your best efforts, the child still refus\u00ades to engage on their own, that\u2019s okay; put the book down and let it flow.
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\nMany par\u00adents assume that their chil\u00addren can start writ\u00ading as soon as they pick up a pen, but this is a mis\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adtion. Chen Xiangjun, a teach\u00ading spe\u00adcial\u00adist at Kangx\u00adu\u00adan Com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion Tuto\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal, explains that if chil\u00addren lack prop\u00ader guid\u00adance or even have neg\u00ada\u00adtive expe\u00adri\u00adences when they first start learn\u00ading to write, they can lose inter\u00adest in writ\u00ading at best, or even devel\u00adop a fear of it at worst.
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\n\u2014\u2014This fur\u00adther illus\u00adtrates that some\u00adtimes not teach\u00ading is more effec\u00adtive than teach\u00ading.
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\nIf your child doesn\u2019t want to write, he or she might try speak\u00ading.
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\u2014\u2014This arti\u00adcle about the tricks of \u201cspeak\u00ading\u201d is very good and quite long, so I will sim\u00adpli\u00adfy it. Gen\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly speak\u00ading, there are two ways: one is for par\u00adents to help their chil\u00addren con\u00advert oral lan\u00adguage into text, that is, the chil\u00addren speak and the adults write, which is more suit\u00adable for chil\u00addren who are good at oral expres\u00adsion; the oth\u00ader is to help chil\u00addren record, and then the chil\u00addren orga\u00adnize it into text based on their own record\u00adings, and final\u00adly deal with the rhetoric and struc\u00adture to com\u00adplete an arti\u00adcle.
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\nBesides ver\u00adbal activ\u00adi\u00adties, hands-on activ\u00adi\u00adties are also a great option. \u2026 For exam\u00adple, writ\u00ading instruc\u00adtion man\u00adu\u00adals for house\u00adhold appli\u00adances, mak\u00ading book jack\u00adets or small posters for favorite books, or col\u00adlag\u00ading every\u00adday fly\u00aders and posters into works of art. Then have chil\u00addren write down their cre\u00adative ideas. \u201cThe key is to avoid long essays; start with short sen\u00adtences.\u201d
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\u2014\u2014In the the\u00ado\u00adry of \u201cwhole lan\u00adguage\u201d learn\u00ading, this falls into the cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adry of \u201ccre\u00adat\u00ading real read\u00ading and writ\u00ading events\u201d, that is, \u201ccre\u00adat\u00ading events\u201d in life to let chil\u00addren feel the real\u00adi\u00adty and neces\u00adsi\u00adty of \u201cread\u00ading and writ\u00ading\u201d. They do not write for the sake of writ\u00ading, but have to write for life and for games.
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\nJian Ying believes that the most impor\u00adtant things in writ\u00ading are sen\u00adsi\u00adtiv\u00adi\u00adty and imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion. She often imag\u00adines sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions, such as wind and rain, and asks her chil\u00addren to imag\u00adine them\u00adselves going out with an umbrel\u00adla and then write about what they would encounter. This stim\u00adu\u00adlates their imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion and sen\u00adsi\u00adtiv\u00adi\u00adty, \u201cmak\u00ading them more sen\u00adsi\u00adtive and grad\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly learn\u00ading how to express what\u2019s on their mind.\u201d
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\nEncour\u00adage, encour\u00adage, and encour\u00adage again
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\nWhen a child final\u00adly fin\u00adish\u00ades an essay, only to see its poor con\u00adtent, poor rhetoric, and numer\u00adous typos, what par\u00adent would\u00adn\u2019t sigh, or even get angry? At this point, remem\u00adber to take a deep breath, calm your mind, and prac\u00adtice three prin\u00adci\u00adples: encour\u00adage, encour\u00adage, and encour\u00adage again.
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\nThe prin\u00adci\u00adple of encour\u00adage\u00adment is hon\u00adesty and speci\u00adfici\u00adty. Specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly point out what\u2019s good and why it\u2019s good, rather than just being per\u00adfunc\u00adto\u00adry or flat\u00adter\u00ading. \u201cChil\u00addren are very sen\u00adsi\u00adtive, so you can\u2019t lie to them or coax them. If you praise them objec\u00adtive\u00adly and hon\u00adest\u00adly, they will trust your crit\u00adi\u00adcism.\u201d
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The won\u00adder\u00adful uses of encour\u00adage\u00adment and praise have been increas\u00ading\u00adly pro\u00admot\u00aded and adopt\u00aded, some\u00adtimes to the point of overuse. How\u00adev\u00ader, rel\u00ada\u00adtive\u00adly speak\u00ading, I think chil\u00addren need sin\u00adcer\u00adi\u00adty more. On the oth\u00ader hand, they also need the right \u201cappre\u00adcia\u00adtive skills.\u201d When we look at a child\u2019s writ\u00ading, how should we appre\u00adci\u00adate and judge it? I always find this ques\u00adtion the most chal\u00adleng\u00ading to grasp. Typos and rhetor\u00adi\u00adcal errors are flaws, and they\u2019re bound to be cor\u00adrect\u00aded over time. Every\u00adone goes through a process, so I don\u2019t think they\u2019re impor\u00adtant. It\u2019s even less impor\u00adtant if an arti\u00adcle does\u00adn\u2019t use a few beau\u00adti\u00adful words or sen\u00adtences. In my opin\u00adion, the most com\u00admend\u00adable thing in a child\u2019s writ\u00ading is the gen\u00aduine and del\u00adi\u00adcate feel\u00adings, cre\u00adative ideas, and inter\u00adest\u00ading expres\u00adsions. Writ\u00ading should be as nat\u00adur\u00adal as breath\u00ading. Authen\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adty and inter\u00adest are para\u00admount. On a deep\u00ader lev\u00adel, con\u00adtribut\u00ading to human wis\u00addom and aes\u00adthet\u00adics is even bet\u00adter. From this per\u00adspec\u00adtive, encour\u00adag\u00ading, prais\u00ading, or crit\u00adi\u00adciz\u00ading a child\u2019s writ\u00ading is actu\u00adal\u00adly quite chal\u00adleng\u00ading.
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\nZhu Tianyi reminds par\u00adents to guide and appre\u00adci\u00adate their chil\u00addren\u2019s writ\u00ading, not to act as crit\u00adics or review\u00aders, but to look at their chil\u00addren\u2019s arti\u00adcles from a child\u2019s per\u00adspec\u00adtive and share their thoughts and opin\u00adions.
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\nIn addi\u00adtion to ver\u00adbal praise, col\u00adlect\u00ading chil\u00addren\u2019s words is also a great encour\u00adage\u00adment to him.
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\nThe sight of par\u00adents immersed in writ\u00ading is the best exam\u00adple and encour\u00adage\u00adment.
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\n\u2014\u2014To put it anoth\u00ader way, if par\u00adents real\u00adly want to play a role in their children\u2019s writ\u00ading prob\u00adlems, their own learn\u00ading and progress are equal\u00adly impor\u00adtant.
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\nZhu Tianyi, who runs a writ\u00ading class, will com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adcate with par\u00adents who are eager to see their chil\u00addren get high scores, and tell them that the most impor\u00adtant thing is to cul\u00adti\u00advate chil\u00addren\u2019s abil\u00adi\u00adty and habit of active writ\u00ading.
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\nJian Ying believes that after train\u00ading for exams, learn\u00ading the pat\u00adterns, and get\u00adting high scores, one should also do one more thing: \u201cLet it go.\u201d \u2026 The method is still to read a lot, \u201clike tak\u00ading a mir\u00ada\u00adcle drug and then drink\u00ading a lot of water to nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly break the pat\u00adtern.\u201d
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\n\u201cPer\u00adhaps par\u00adents can try to raise their per\u00adspec\u00adtive and focus on cul\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading their chil\u00addren\u2019s inter\u00adest in read\u00ading and writ\u00ading from an ear\u00adly age. Exams are only tem\u00adpo\u00adrary; a child\u2019s enjoy\u00adment of read\u00ading and will\u00ading\u00adness to express them\u00adselves through writ\u00ading are key skills that will ben\u00ade\u00adfit them through\u00adout their lives.\u201d
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\n\u2014\u2014To put it sim\u00adply, \u201catti\u00adtude\u201d is the most impor\u00adtant thing.
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Over\u00adall, I think the arti\u00adcle\u2019s ideas are excel\u00adlent and prac\u00adti\u00adcal, with much to learn from. How\u00adev\u00ader, judg\u00ading by the argu\u00adments and exam\u00adples pre\u00adsent\u00aded, they\u2019re gen\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly from the per\u00adspec\u00adtive of writ\u00aders, writ\u00aders, and writ\u00ading teach\u00aders. The suc\u00adcess\u00adful cas\u00ades, how\u00adev\u00ader, are often mod\u00adeled on chil\u00addren becom\u00ading \u201cqua\u00adsi-writ\u00aders.\u201d I don\u2019t think that\u2019s nec\u00ades\u00adsary.
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Writ\u00ading should be some\u00adthing instinc\u00adtive, a means of expres\u00adsion, some\u00adthing near\u00adly every\u00adone needs, but only a few nec\u00ades\u00adsar\u00adi\u00adly cul\u00adti\u00advate to the lev\u00adel of becom\u00ading writ\u00aders. For the sole pur\u00adpose of mak\u00ading a liv\u00ading, most peo\u00adple are con\u00adtent with just being able to write offi\u00adcial doc\u00adu\u00adments. I pre\u00adfer to view writ\u00ading as a neces\u00adsi\u00adty for learn\u00ading and ordi\u00adnary life (non-work aspects). For exam\u00adple, the inter\u00adnet is awash in tex\u00adtu\u00adal infor\u00adma\u00adtion. Much of it would be com\u00adplete\u00adly unac\u00adcept\u00adable to a writ\u00ading teacher and would like\u00adly receive a zero on any lan\u00adguage test. How\u00adev\u00ader, writ\u00ading (or, more accu\u00adrate\u00adly, \u201ctyp\u00ading\u201d) these words can bring joy to life and, for young peo\u00adple, is even a great way to attract the atten\u00adtion of the oppo\u00adsite sex. What\u2019s wrong with that?
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\nOnce we make a val\u00adue judg\u00adment, \u201cwhat is the pur\u00adpose\u201d becomes a very impor\u00adtant premise ques\u00adtion.
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\n\u201cLet chil\u00addren fall in love with writ\u00ading \u2014 why should par\u00adents do this?\u201d This may be a more dif\u00adfi\u00adcult ques\u00adtion to answer.
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\nArgen\u00adtine Primera Divisi\u00f3n, Feb\u00adru\u00adary 2009<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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