Writing allows learners to practise new structures in an extended context. Writing can provide more variety in classwork. In many classes, attention to writing is very limited. The teacher gives the learner a title or a topic. The learner produces a text, and the teacher marks the grammar, vocabulary, and spelling mistakes in it.
Writing is then merely a testing tool.
This is perhaps the reason for writing's 'bad reputation' which we mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the writing process by providing opportunities for learners to brainstorm, plan, draft, and revise. Remember that young learners will perhaps not use these strategies yet even in their own language. Many of these may be class or group activities, which can help make writing a less lonely process. Give learners something to write about.