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Creative writing skills can serve your child well throughout their education in a variety of different subject areas. If writing is something they struggle with, an English tutor provides guidance, feedback, and support designed to enhance their writing ability and increase their comfort levels with the written word. Below are three ways an English tutor will help your child become a better writer.

How an English Tutor Helps Your Child With Writing

1. Utilizing Writing Prompts

Writing prompts are idea generators that give the writer a starting point from which to work. A tutor might use prompts to encourage your child's creativity and stimulate their imagination. Once given a prompt, a student can often engage in a stream-of-consciousness process of following their ideas as they flow into one another; getting these first ideas written out is the first step to great writing, whether you're 9 or 90.

2. Designating a Specific Writing Time

English tutorWhen you enroll your child in sessions with an English tutor, they will come to know and understand that there is a specific part of their day or week devoted to writing. Having this time set aside can be crucial in forming strong writing skills. Your child will recognize what is expected of them, and soon they will likely be looking forward to their tutoring sessions so they can put ideas and things they've been thinking about down on paper.

3. Taking Part in the Writing & Editing Process

An English tutor will introduce your child to the writing and editing process. After a student learns how to get their first ideas written down, they will master the various components of revision. Grammar, spelling, syntax, and flow will all be addressed. Your child will eventually know how to tackle issues in their writing and feel more confident in their abilities.

 

The English tutors at FasTracKids serve the Grasmere neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. Call (718) 260-8100 or visit their website to enroll your child in tutoring sessions, after school programs, gifted and talented test prep, or any of their other academic offerings. You can learn more about FasTracKids' services on their Facebook and Twitter pages. Have your child reap the benefits of sessions with an English tutor, and call FasTracKids today.

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