My family, four children and a husband, are all writers. No one talks in an explicit or self conscious way about their writing, they just do it. Two of our children have had difficulties acquiring literacy, they are also writer. For us writing is an aspect of school, work and many of the other things we enjoy. For us, our computers and hand held devices are causing us to write more.
Peter is at university studying politic and communications. He went to university following a Btec course and is on a steep learning curve regarding study skills and academic writing but has admirably risen to the challenge. More importantly he is active on a team writing for his church website and it looks stunning.
http://www.riverchurchliverpool.com/
Edward has a blog where he creates fabulous illustrations of readings from the Bible. I'm also impressed with his stories presented in PowerPoint using animated gifs to illustrate, a technique he has devised himself.
http://jamesoneversetwo.blogspot.com
Jonathan is a prolific writer and keeps notebooks. He throws himself into writing school assignments but also pursues personal writing projects with enthusiasm. He has an amazing Prezi where he catalogues folk music recordings and a blog on food. He has experimented in writing in the style of his favourite authors and write his own stories inspired by folktale, myths, legends and history.
jam-jartrifle.blogspot.com
Lucy is 9 and following her brother's footsteps! also enjoys writing in PowerPoint, where she has recently created a detailed and fully illustrated Christmas list. She is also a master of Prezi.
I'm proud of my writing family and am inspired to make writers out of many more children and young people.
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