Provide a clear link between a piece of grammatical knowledge and how authors use it to make meaning. So, rather than telling your child to “use more determiners and pronouns”, show them how determiners and pronouns create cohesion between ideas.
Grammar is abstract, so use examples rather than lengthy explanations. Open a book or article and highlight where the grammar exemplifies what you want to teach.
Ask your child what they are trying to write. For example: “What effect are you trying to create here?”
Ask your child to experiment by reordering parts or splitting the subject and verb, and then notice what happens. You’ll be surprised by a child’s intuitive grammatical knowledge.
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