It seems that good spelling has lost importance among the immediacy that chats, social networks and other digital media demand; a new language is born among children and young.
But, even if you do not believe or see it, writing well is essential to achieve a successful professional position as an adult. For this reason, we suggest you help your child not forget good spelling.
A new language?
It is a fact, a new language has been created in which the only norm is the law of least effort: “we are going to go there ;-)”; the translation is “See you this afternoon (I’m happy).”
And what does it matter, is it understood the same? True, but there will come a time in your child’s adult life when it will matter if you write a word with “s” and not with “z” or with “g” and not with “j”. Therefore, remedying this spelling check-in time will save your child many problems in the future, whether it be in high school or on a job; And parents can help in various ways.
TIPS TO TEACH YOU NOT TO FORGET GOOD SPELLING
Explain that if words are spelled like this it is not on a whim.
These derive from ancient words that have made them as they are, just as he is descended from his grandparents. For example, foil is written with “h” not for decoration, but because it comes from the Latin “foja”, and over time the “f” became “h” in the Spanish language. Tell him that it is the story of the words that is at stake.
Arouses their curiosity to read about things that interest them since they were little (for example, about animals).
The habit of reading begins when your child cannot read and mom or dad discovers wonderful words written in black letters. Later, when you learn to “decipher” those signs, you will be amazed at the magic of encountering new worlds on your own. For this, you will need to understand that books are not boring and lead by example, that is, reading daily.
Suggest that your child write letters.
Maybe you already made me read more, now the next important step is to write. The new generations hardly write by hand. Before Santa and the Kings have to get an email address, get your child used to write little letters for his friends, brothers, uncles, etc. In addition to being a great way to socialize and express affection, it helps you practice.
Correct his mistakes and make him pass them clean…
But beware, flee from that old rule that made us write the same word 100 times, you would only make your son hate spelling and Spanish. 10 times is enough if you pay attention.
If your child already uses the computer, challenge him to write without the spell checker.
Ask him to mark (not correct) misspelled words (underlined in red or green in the program) and to try to figure out the cause himself, before automatically fixing his writing by pressing a key.