Acknowledge to the children the negative emotions students may have about writing. These children have probably experienced past failure and difficulty during writing instruction. Explain that you will help them gain the tools necessary to make writing easier and more successful.
Offer many opportunities for writing practice throughout the day. The more your students write, the more comfortable they will feel with written communication. Provide daily journaling time when your students can write on any topic and they will not be evaluated.
Discover your students’ strengths. Begin instruction time by reinforcing your students’ competencies and efforts.
Explain the directions of each assignment. Provide examples of how you want their project to look. Answer and clarify any questions on the assignment.
Provide one-on-one, intensive instruction. You may need to help your students with their first few sentences and the structure of their assignments.
Teach grammar lessons repeatedly. Students with disabilities may need to learn the same lessons many times before they can remember the grammar rules.
Proofread assignments with the students. Allow them time in class to edit their work and complete any rewrites.