Interview by Marcela Landres, editor of Latinidad
Pam Allyn is the executive director of LitLife and LitWorld, national and
global literacy organizations. She is a nationally recognized expert on
children's reading and writing development. Her books and work have
received numerous awards, including the National Parenting Magazine and
Mom's Choice awards. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. For
more information, visit http://pamallyn.com/
Q: Many parents know the advantages of reading to their children, but why
is it important for children to also write?
A: I see reading as breathing in, and writing as breathing out. They go
together as beautifully as that. A growing child is busy creating all the time,
whether through play or through conversation, and writing is a way for the
child to begin to put ideas out into the world. In writing, the child practices
what they are absorbing through reading and being read to. The beauty of
language, the pleasure of a rhyme, the lovely choice of the perfect word.
When the child goes to his own page or screen, he then makes decisions
based on what he's heard and read. What moved him in his reading life will
propel him towards a writing life. Also, the child who writes is learni
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Interesting interview, Mayra. Reading and writing go hand-in-hand. Kids wo read are more likely to write stories themselves. Parents can begin the process by reading to their children every day. One things often leads to another.
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Marcela Landres has got it right. My kids also read National Geographic. Now I send it to my grandkids - they love it!!
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I just love the breathing in and breathing out analogy!
Such good tips. When my oldest child was in Kindergarten, they did the writing to read program...started him off on the right foot...he loved reading and writing...could not spell a lick though! Loved this post...thanks for the interview.
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