Rachel Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 There are a couple writing contests going on in my area that my 6 year old would like to participate in. I am not worried about whether or not he wins, but I do want him to do his best work. I think he will get feedback from one of the contests but not the other. One contest is open ended, they write and illustrate a story about anything they want. For kindergarten it is supposed to be 25-200 words. It can be typed or an adult can write the words if needed to ensure legibility. The other contest has a specific topic and has to be under 150 words. So far my son's is well over 200 words and it is way off topic, he doesn't want to leave out any details :). I am tempted to let him keep writing and then have him submit the paragraph that does fit the guidelines. I have not worked with him on any grammar yet, but he loves writing stories and has already written a few "books". He will only be competing against other kindergarten students. Would you have your 6 year old write a rough draft before the final copy? I know he needs to use proper spelling at a minimum so that the judges can read it. What level of editing would be appropriate in this situation? I cross posted this on the pre-K/K board too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Texican Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I haven't entered my sons writing in a contest. He wanted to enter the PBS contest, but we missed the deadline. That contest clearly stated that if they could not write yet then you could type it, as long as you typed their words exactly as they said them. What I ended up doing was typing his words and then having him copy them because he cannot spell and will miss writing down words that he says. I think that was within the spirit of the guidelines written for that contest. In that way grammar errors were left but the spelling was ok and his voice came through so the story on the paper matched the story he was telling. Hopefully someone with live experience will answer. ETA:oops. I just got back after a nice fathers day mini vacay, and it's late, everybody just went to bed. I was just looking at the internet to unwind, looking at some of the stories here, and I didn't notice how old this thread was when I posted. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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