Hurlbutt Writing

Writing Resources for Families

Below you will find a number of resources that might be helpful as you support our young writers at home. Writing is an extension of verbal communication. As such, talking with our writers is important to their planning, their writing, and their ongoing growth and development.

Knowing WHAT to say with our writers can be challenging.

The videos below are intended to help you know both what to say and how you may want to strike up conversations with your young writers to support their writing development at home.

Setting up a Work Space for Writing

Tips for Helping Your Child Find a Writing Work Space

Gathering Writing Tools

Talking with Your Child about Their Writing

Three Things to Talk to Your Child About in Their Writing

What to Say When Your Child Asks You to Spell a Word for Them

5 Things to Say to Your K and First Grade Writers When They Ask You To Spell a Word

5 Things to Say to Your Second Grade Writers When They Ask You To Spell a Word

How to Support Your Child's Writing Development at Home

Practical Suggestions to Help Families Support Their Young Writers

Supporting Your Young Writer

My child is writing words and sentences but they are difficult to read.

What can I do to support them and understand what they're saying?

Supporting Your Young Writer

My child is writing in sentences.

Now what?

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