Today, we’re talking with Dianne Scott, a very experienced and passionate teacher, to tell us more about this important skill that every child has to have.

In this episode, Dianne and I talked about:

• How she realized she wanted to be a teacher • Why Dianne sees teaching as a way of life • The physical and cognitive skills needed for a child to learn writing • On parents’ fear of their children learning writing very early at school • How to use game and play teaching writing to your child • The relationship between drawing and writing • The biggest barriers children face in learning how to write • The effectiveness of breaking down writing into individual skills • Why put time limits when teaching a child to write • Involving other children in teaching writing to your child • Why you need to show that you value what your child is writing • The power of modeling • An introduction to Dianne’s Seven Steps to Writing Success program