Writing for children is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things you can do. If you put your heart and soul into it, and focus on writing a good book that will appeal to your target readership, you have a good chance of establishing a satisfying career. But first... you need to have a good understanding of the basics: how to create a fast-paced plot that will hold the attention of your young readers, or how to write a picture book that will have small children spellbound with joy. You need to know how to create vivid, memorable characters, and how to write dialogue that sounds real and moves your story along so that your readers can't wait to turn the page. The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing for Children gives you an overview of the different categories of children's books, and shows you how to decide which one would be the 'best fit' for you. What You'll Discover: # 10 Tips on writing for children # An overview of children's book categories # How to write picture books (including "10 Common Mistakes in Plotting Picture Books", and tips on how to think in pictures, fine-tuning your text and pictures, and writing in rhyme) # How to create stories for children 6-12 (short books and chapter books for emergent readers; middle-range storybooks for 6-10 years and longer storybooks for 9-12 years) # How to build stories for young adults (including 3 important tips on writing YA fiction and ideas about what to write for this market) # Tips on writing non-fiction for Children (including tips on finding non-fiction ideas and fine-tuning your ideas) # Tips on plotting (including the basics of a workable children's book and a handy plot outline) # Tips on creating characters (how to make your characters seem real; how to create a story from a character; where to find good story characters; a look at stereotyped characters and tips on how to introduce your characters) # Tips on writing dialogue (what you should include; how to set out dialogue; setting conversational goals; speech tags and action tags and a dialogue troubleshooter, with tips on fixing dialogue that doesn't sound right) "Tips on Writing for Children" is another winner in the 'Busy Writer' series!

Use step-by-step creative ways to teach and evaluate your students' writing skills! Genres of writing are introduced in an order that makes sense?with one skill building upon another?or you can choose lessons to incorporate into your existing curriculum. Also included is a section on how to help your struggling writers or students with special needs learn various writing skills. 160 pages

Based on current research, Teaching Tips for Kids with Dyslexia provides teachers and parents with practical multisensory methods that will help children acquire the necessary phonological skills to become successful readers. Included are the early signs and symptoms of dyslexia; language intervention strategies; the importance of developing pre-phonemic and phonemic awareness; multisensory methods for identifying letters, reading sight words, and spelling; as well as suggestions for classroom and material modifications; improving handwriting; building confidence; and new instructional concepts. This resource is a must for all elementary classroom teachers!

Exciting Story Starters for Kids Ages 8-12 Creative writing is known to boost social skills, improve critical thinking, encourage self-expression, reduce anxiety, and increase confidence. Your child will experience all those benefits and have fun doing it with this book crammed with creative writing prompts. Writing prompt topics make it easier to find inspiration and start writing. This book includes ten topics: Games Transport Toys Animals and Dinosaurs Outer Space Sports Family and Friends Mystery and Crime Nature and the Weather School These writing prompts encourage kids to write stories, poems, speeches and more to improve their writing skills. Let them experience the powerful, life-changing benefits of creativity while discovering their unique writing style. It’s never too early for kids to start creative writing. It’s never too early to discover the bestseller within… The following keywords describe this book: creative writing for kids, story starters for children, kids creative writing prompts, writing guides for kids, writing prompts for kids ages 8-12, storytelling for kids books, story starters for boys.

You¿ve got a voice the world wants to hear¿ideas that deserve to be written down and shared with others. Here¿s the book that shows you how. Packed with practical tips and techniques to help young writers build a solid foundation, this fun, easy-to-use guide is a comprehensive introduction to the world of the written word. You¿ll master essential techniques like how to generate interesting ideas, how to add descriptive detail, and how to beat writer¿s block. Plus, learn how to perform the five most important revisions, and develop other key skills you need to be a successful writer¿--or fun, for school, for college, and for life. You¿ll also be introduced to different types of writing as you learn how to craft memoirs, essays, fiction, book reviews, and more. Includes dozens of exercises and examples to get you going! Chapters1 Be a Writer2 Be a Pre-Writer3 Be a Drafter4 Be a Reviser5 Be an Editor6 Be a Publisher7 Be a Memoir Writer8 Be an Essay Writer9 Be an Editorial Writer10 Be a Fiction Writer11 Be a Book Reviewer

If you are looking for ideas and tips that can impact your students' reading and writing, this outstanding resource book provides hundreds of classroom-proven suggestions.

A guide for teaching all your students the skills they need to be successful writers The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students’ self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance their self-perceived writing abilities. These foundational writing strategies are applicable and adaptable to all primary students: emergent, advanced, English Language Learners, and struggling writers. Following the SCAMPER (Screen and assess, Confer, Assemble materials, Model, Practice, Execute, Reflect) mini-lesson model devised by the authors, the activities show teachers how to scaffold the writing strategies that students need in order to take control of their independent writing. Reveals helpful writing strategies, including making associations, planning, visualizing, accessing cues, using mnemonics, and more Offers ideas for helping students revise, check, and monitor their writing assignments Explains the author's proven SCAMPER model that is appropriate for students in grades K-3 Let Richards and Lassonde—two experts in the field of childhood education—guide you through these proven strategies for enhancing young children's writing skills.