Strategy 3: Engage children in writing activities for identifying and remembering objects, tasks, and events

Have the child label objects and the places they are stored
Record significant events such as birthdays, field trips and doctor’s appointments on daily planners and weekly or monthly calendars
Create lists such as things to do, ingredients for a recipe, items for a science experiment, or items to pack for a trip
Take notes on or summarize information from content lessons and functional activities (e.g. Create an individualized recipe after a class cooking activity)
Record and track activities such as class or homework assignments, books read, or center activities completed

Are you being a good writing model by allowing your child to see or feel you writing as you talk about what you are doing and why?
Are you making writing tasks meaningful by revisiting the child’s writing throughout the day and using it functionally in other tasks?
- For example, once the child has created a list of things to do, check off each item as it is completed.