By this age, they should understand some of the following common mistakes, how to identify them and correct their own work. God is orderly, precise, imaginative, loving, peaceful, kind so our written words must reflect the God who gave us words to speak. A writer who is unwilling to accept criticism will never grow up as a writer. The mechanics of writing, while important, are not the essence of good writing. A child could write an error-free paper, but still write poorly.
Mechanics are lower level skills.
Good writers mature and the child's total thinking matures. Home schooled children tend to write better because they often have more opportunity to read widely and talk about it. B. Be positive ask God to show you how to bring out the best while strengthening the weak points. Make writing a delight, not a distress by showing respect for the effort and appreciation for the imagination that produced it. C. Talk about the writing piece make suggestions on a separate sheet of paper if necessary.