More than Writers

I was fascinated to read Deborah Jenkin’s post on teaching writing , because I’ve been thinking recently about how to instil a love of writing into the younger generation. Often we think about the responsibility we have towards our readers, but what about to those too young to be our readers currently? I have watched my children as they have grown and noted that it is the one who is an avid reader that loves to turn her hand to writing of all forms – journalling, creative writing – even  reviews for magazines and websites I work for !  Yet my son is bored by reading – and hates writing more than a few sentences. While he is at the top of his class in these subjects there is a notable difference in the level of engagement, and enjoyment, my children get from reading and writing. I have been helping my son prepare for some upcoming tests, and groaned inwardly myself as he and I were both struggling with knowing if something is an ‘ordinal’ or ‘demonstrative ...