1GirlTwinBoys Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 correct spelling, punction, and capitalization etc...? Or, do you just let them write however they want and not make any corrections for this part of the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I just leave it. Sometimes Astro asks how to spell something, and I usually don't spell it for him (but Link has before when I'm not in the room ;) ). Overall I just want to get him thinking about sentence structure and stuff for himself. The rest will fall into place with the instruction he gets the rest of the time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I don't correct anything. Actually, I prefer they read their entries to me, so I can focus on the thoughts they wanted to convey, not the grammar/spelling. Now, if they ask how to spell a word, I tell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Not really corrections, but I do pick some words I see misspelled and add them to the spelling list. These are words I think they should know or words I see them use often but keep misspelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BibleBeltCatholicMom Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 personal journal: no, never. I ask that she write in her personal journal at a minimum of once/week. I never even look. We have an agreement about that. Academic journals: for her science journal I require complete, correct sentences but otherwise I'm looking for what she did and learned from the science. I only correct the science terms that are misspelled. However, if she started getting lazy or the errors started going all over the place, I'd feel I had to step in and make corrections at least for a while. For her vocabulary journal that she'll start this year, I'll have to require correct punctuation and spelling, et c. I'll correct it if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwhdman Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) - deleted - Edited July 30, 2012 by kwhdman Entered in wrong post! Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 For the last few years, I have my older ds write in his "daily journal." I don't correct anything, since the goal is just to let him write without stressing about spelling, grammar and mechanics. A daily journal is a great way to see how much of our composition/spelling/grammar instruction is being internalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclecticmum Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 We don't do journals as such, but we do Oral Creative Writing (storytelling) She narrates, and I scribe. I don't correct any grammar, or fix up what she says at all (unless she's in the middle of talking, and goes "no wait" and backtracks, then obviously I do the same. Once she's actually writing, I will have her do the same thing. Story telling/Creative writing about whatever she wants, and no corrections will be made. But I live under the assumption, that there should be a time just for the child to freely write and not feel like he/she is making mistakes. Just somewhere to get her thoughts out, bring their self-esteem up, and provide an outlet. Sometimes we do an alternative editor game.I'll be both the scribe and the editor, so if she has true "writer's block" I will provide some ideas/keywords to get her going again, then after its been scribed, I become the editor, and correct it for publication ;) Even as she gets older, I think I will keep in a journal/book/time when she can just write, not worrying about usage or spelling errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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