There are various methods and ways to motivate children and enable them to hone their talent in writing, but creators and specialists participating in the “Sharjah Reading Festival for Children” confirmed that the journey begins with discovering talent and encouraging children to think and meditate.
Writer Jikar Khurshid, who has authored more than 300 books, says: “The task of discovering a child’s talent is the responsibility of parents at home and teachers in the school in the first place, and it is an easy process that can be achieved by observing the ideas, vocabulary, and rhetorical images that the child uses either in speaking or writing.” ”, stressing the importance of encouraging the child to think and meditate to discover and develop his true creativity, and the need to “stay away from technological tools and means of entertainment, because they limit imagination, and writing is imagination in the first place.”
Train and reward them
Children’s book author Mary Matar affirms that discovering children’s talents in creative writing begins with observing their interest, interaction, enthusiasm, innovative ideas, and their desire to participate and answer questions.
linguistic stock
-Mary Matar, a teacher and writer of stories, songs, and theatrical works for children, notes that the steps to develop children’s creative writing “include developing language stock, developing innovative ideas, enhancing communication, enriching the imagination, and motivating children to read,” noting that creative stimulus activities and providing The necessary tools, follow-up, encouragement and reward are among the most important factors in building a generation of talented and creative writers.
-Learning from mistakes
Writer Timothy Napman, author of children’s novels, confirms that the factors that contribute to the development of children’s creative talents include giving children confidence and encouragement, and providing them with books. .
workshops
Timothy Napman points out that the factors that contribute to building a generation of writers in the future include supporting children with reading sessions, workshops and cultural festivals that provide them with an integrated creative experience, starting with books, stories, theatre, acting, music, songs and games, and ending with learning activities through play.
