The Five Principles of Good Writing

colleen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:54:45 +0000

“The Five Principles of Good Writing”
by Colleen Bain

Principle 1: Good writers set a “purpose” for their writing. Setting a purpose for writing helps to provide direction and focus. There are several types of purposes for writing such as persuasive, technical, professional, etc.

Principle 2: Good writers consider their audience. The audience is the group of people who will be reading the piece. I have my audience (you) in mind when I write my articles.

Principle 3: Good writers personally apply the writing process. This refers to beyond the standard writing process and reaches to setting the purpose, brainstorming, reorganizing and then beginning to prewrite phase.

Principle 4: Good writers use all available resources. This is needed to fulfill the needs of the audience. So, research is required even when I write my weekly articles for you! I have to cross-reference, read through pages of research and then begin the writing process.

Principle 5: Good writers use graphic organizers. Using organizers helps to create fluidity of the piece. The organizer do what they are called – they organize. The graphic organizers help students to brainstorm and then they can map out their story. I personally enjoy using mind maps. You can google Buzan Mind Maps for more information.

The good news is that the new writing programs all contain these five principles and will teach them to your child and require your child to interact by providing input to the program. I recommend that you take a look at the programs mentioned above and have your child work through them over the summer.

Source for data:

Reading First and beyond
By Cathy Collins Block, Susan E. Israel

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Handwriting and Its Link to Dyslexia

colleen — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:22:51 +0000

Handwriting’s unique capacity to “train the brain” is because it uses “bottom up processing” to influence “top down processing” (Farmer, 2009).

The following was taken from Jeanette Farmer’s work relative to using handwriting as a means to train the brain. Jeanette’s research findings prove that handwriting connects to the brain via the cerebellum which in turns works with the cortex – the thinking brain. By writing to unlock the left hemisphere – the language – your child is able to read, write, perform math and thus learn successfully.

Relative to Dyslexia research, Jeanette states that it indicates dyslexia is tied to the cerebellum. According to Jeanette’s research, the human cerebellum contains more (neurons) than all the rest of the brain combined. This area which controls movement, should be reached via handwriting to gain benefits of successful learning.

Theoretically, the activity of the cerebellum’s right lobe is sent to the cortex of the left hemisphere (language area). According to researchers Heneritta and Allen Lenier, “Anatomical evidence and behavioral evidence combine to suggest that this enlarged cerebellum (in the human brain) contributes not only to motor function, but also to some sensory, cognitive, linguistic, and emotional aspects of behaviors.”

“A neuropsychological theory of motor skill learning is based on the idea that learning grows directly out of motor control processes” (Willingham, 1998). From repeating the motion of handwriting to form letters and words, etc. this type of motor skill will lessen impulse control for ADD ADHD while priming the brain for the learning process will be the outcome.

The good news is your child can learn easily and efficiently by working with our Student Transformation System. We also provide wonderful reading, writing, studying and organizing programs. Yes, we work on handwriting, too. Check us out today!

source: Jeannette Farmer Web Site

Blessings and Brain Power,

Colleen

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