Writing for the Right Age
Are You Writing for the Right Age?
Writing for children is different from writing for adults in a few important ways. One issue is the need to consider reading level. The grade level or reading level needs to fit the audience. For example, kindergartners might be able to understand a story if they heard it read aloud, when they wouldn’t actually be able to read it. A first-grader who is learning to read may have trouble with more advanced grammar, such as contractions and compound sentences. Most fifth-graders cannot read material written at a high school level. This means a story aimed at elementary children can look quite different from one aimed at teenagers.
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http://www.childrenswritersguild.com/...
Writing for children is different from writing for adults in a few important ways. One issue is the need to consider reading level. The grade level or reading level needs to fit the audience. For example, kindergartners might be able to understand a story if they heard it read aloud, when they wouldn’t actually be able to read it. A first-grader who is learning to read may have trouble with more advanced grammar, such as contractions and compound sentences. Most fifth-graders cannot read material written at a high school level. This means a story aimed at elementary children can look quite different from one aimed at teenagers.
Read more at:
http://www.childrenswritersguild.com/...
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