Writing

Writing is the visual presentation of expressive language. It is the skill of encoding written symbols, as well as conveying the meaning ‘behind’ the symbols. It includes orthographic coding, handwriting, typing, word processing, spelling, punctuation, style, organization, drafting, editing, and revising. Writing requires the ability to use the structures of language in appropriate ways for different audiences and situations.

The Writing Body

You need eyes, arms, hands, fingers, and torso for writing; and coordination between hand and eye movements is essential. Also, it’s important to consider such factors as hand position, finger grip, finger muscle sequencing, and the angle of the body toward the paper.

To write, your senses must have already experienced the sounds, etc. that the letters represent, because you end up translating the acoustic code and codes from other senses into a graphic code (sound-to-letter conversion).

As if that’s not enough, in order for everything to work properly, all of the interacting body systems (nervous, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, integumentary, urinary, reproductive, immune, and endocrine) have to function properly. The body can compensate for areas of weakness, but the extent of the adjustment needed will proportionately affect the accuracy and speed of writing.

The Writing Mind

In the brain, writing is the most complex language ability of all. It is a language skill as well as a motor skill, a cognitive skill, and a creative skill. For a simple illustrated example of how the Writing Mind works, I invite you to get a free download here:

The Writing Spirit

The Writing Spirit is a wonderful avenue for personal growth. It is a form of art. In The Artist’s Way (1992, NY: Tarcher/Putnam), author Julia Cameron describes free writing as a “primary tool of creative recovery” (p. 11) that leads the writer on a spiritual path of safety, identity, power, integrity, possibility, abundance, connection, strength, compassion, self-protection, autonomy, and faith.

When writing, you might gain access to your inner wisdom and intuition about life issues. You might take a journey to meaning that includes honoring, celebrating, giving thanks, and being of service in the world. The writing spirit allows you to awaken your creative force, connect with God, and express your soul.

Free-writing, journal-writing, and all other creative writing—for example, posters, cards, essays, reports, articles, novels, children’s books, stories, scripts, clothing, jewelry, poems, song lyrics—and writing letters, affirmations, and prayers, are all ways to engage the writing spirit.

If you are a parent, grandparent, or other caregiver and want to encourage a child to grow in speech, language or literacy development, the Reading and Speech Clinic can help. Let’s begin by email by signing up for a free mini-assessment. By participating, you will discover your child’s precious gems in the areas of Talking, Listening, Expressing, Reading, Writing, Mind, Body, and Spirit. You will find out which gems are currently shining in your child, and which ones might need a bit more polishing. Start

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The confidence our child has gained from working with Miss Ellen has been nothing short of remarkable. She now reads for pleasure, rather than it being a struggle.

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The confidence our child has gained from working with Miss Ellen has been nothing short of remarkable. She now reads for pleasure, rather than it being a struggle.

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With your help our son has made great progress toward overcoming his reading disability. He now reads for pleasure and feels smarter and more confident. Thank you!

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With your help our son has made great progress toward overcoming his reading disability. He now reads for pleasure and feels smarter and more confident. Thank you!

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