| The beginning of good writing is not an endeavor of | | | | bringing out the best that can be! "The very act of |
| one day; it sprouts from long hours of toils and labour. | | | | writing brings about something original" says Singham. |
| Good writing is a combination of both ‘self' and | | | | Hard work and commitment: the writer should be |
| ‘other'. What do I mean? By "self" I mean personal | | | | focused and disciplined, ready to make self-sacrifice. |
| effort which may be achieved through reading and | | | | Raibert says that since good writing requires hard |
| practice. By ‘Other' I mean an exhortation from | | | | work motivation is a must. |
| those around us or a call of need from situation where | | | | In-depth reading: Good writing is all about consulting |
| one is forced to start writing (may it be for monetary | | | | various sources to have a good backing. "If you want |
| gains or professional development or exposure). Good | | | | to write well. . . read, read, and then read some more. |
| writing may also come about as a result of | | | | Read good writing. Read bad writing." (Reed). |
| environment one grew in, an environment that | | | | Variation of sentence structure in writing: the writer |
| encouraged reading and writing. Parents and first | | | | should be able to vary the sentence structure, be |
| teachers in this case have a great role to play. Keith, in | | | | simple, concise and clear. Reed observes that the |
| an article "Help Your Child Learn Writing Skills" | | | | works of good writers are characterized by "simplicity |
| appearing in Parenting of K-6 Children states that: | | | | of their language" and variation of "sentence structure |
| Educational technology advances have taught us that | | | | and length." |
| reading and writing development are intertwined in | | | | Acquisation of good writing skills is a life long process, |
| early learning. The physical act of writing letters and | | | | which may not be limited to the few highlighted |
| early words enhances the child's ability to read. The | | | | elements. It is a process that calls for patience, |
| complementary relationship between reading and | | | | persistence and pursuance. |
| writing continues long after these early efforts, so | | | | Works Cited |
| parents enhance their child's skills dramatically by | | | | Keith, Kimberly. Help Your Child Learn Writing Skills. |
| encouraging the writing habit in childhood. | | | | Parenting of K-6 Children. |
| Perhaps we should look at some elements that are | | | | Reed, Bill. "How Reading Can Help You Write." |
| associated with good writing: | | | | Edinboro.edu. 27 Oct. 2007 . |
| Originality: Good writing consists of internalization and | | | | |