Chapter 6: Letter Writing

I encountered these statements: in letter writing, "form also is important" (p. 131) and letter writing helps students "increase their awareness of audience" (p. 130). As these statements imply, letter writing is very personal and related to the manners like meeting people in person. "Encouraging children to write letters from an early age will improve their commnunication, social...skills..." (My Child magazine, 2007). In that sense, teaching letter writing is important for students' daily life.

As Julien mentioned, "writing a letter is about conveying a message". It means students acknowledge writing as a communication tool rather than feeling it as a boring task to get evaluated. In this aspect, students are more conscious of the receiver that is the audience of the writing. As I cited above, letter writing is a good tool to "increse the awareness of audience".

Reference
My Child magazine. (2007). An introduction to letter writing. Retrieved from http://www.reading.rockets.org/article/22319.