The point is to not overwhelm students with too much negativity and too much to learn at one time, and to keep them interested in the process of self-expression, which is the purpose of writing in the first place. How Computers Change the Writing Process Electronic editing changes the writing process by separating the composition of ideas from printing the ideas on paper with ink. Students should be thinking about what they are trying to say, not about their personal limitations or the limitations of their tools. Traditional writing methods don't give beginning or disabled writers enough practice to learn from their own experience. Using a computer makes writing easy enough so that students can do enough of it to learn from their own experience.
More writing can improve a student's self-concept which in turn, helps bring more writing.
Isolated Skills Concentration on isolated skills as a prerequisite to writing can turn students off to the writing process. Generally, when we learn a new process, we don't practice isolated skills before we get excited and engaged in the process. For example, learning to play basketball. If we get excited about the game first, we have a purpose in going through the seemingly disconnected practice of isolated skills like dribbling or shooting. We don't ask players to be expert shooters before we allow them to play the game.