4 Basic Tips To Improve Writing Skills.

Here am trying to explain how to improve and make your writing better but that doesn't mean that you must follow this pattern of writing for your article or speech to be good. Yes, you can create yours to be different and unique provided is nice and your audience like it then you're good to go. I called it basic tips to improve writing because they are the  important things we consider while writing that helps us make a good decision writing.

Tips To Improve Your Writing.

A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate ideas and to produce works of literature. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels,short stories, poetry, plays, screenplay and essay as well as various reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public. Some writers may use images or multimedia to augment their writing. A writer can start by learning, sharing thoughts, ideas and links to information for reflection using online tools. One of the easiest way to sharing learning online is through discussion (comments).
As a writer I make use of Facebook and online journal. I feel that is the best platform I can use to reach people and share my ideas and thoughts.

Reflective learning journal is an online tool which can be used to think about ideas and record thoughts about learning. Reflection is really important in learning which helps the learner to understand what is being learnt using concise language for retention. A great way to discover and share relevant information online is to keep up to date with educational development and opportunities in your field of study and share information about your field of interest and start to follow people in the field that you find inspirational.
Reading about other writers is also necessary to help motivate you. Coleman (1997) said that a level of individual success at work was characterized by emotional intelligence or skills of social awareness and communication.
Below are factors to consider in formulating ideas and script to be crafted into written article.

Audience
Considering the age of your audience or readers will help you tailor the content and style of your article to their level of understanding and always present new information to get their attention. Know the kind of language that fits your audience and choose a fitting vocabulary for an effective communication. Invite questions, comments and respond to feedback.

Purpose
Define your purpose of writing, do you want to persuade, inform, instruct or entertain your audience. Then analyze your purpose, make it clear and precise to enable you choose a topic. Your purpose of writing will also help to choose your audience and the style of the article.

Subject
It requires choosing a topic or an idea that serves as a subject. When choosing a topic, you should at least pick something that you like or interested in to make it easier in generating ideas to write. Take your time to brainstorm and put down your ideas. Be detailed in your analysis because readers are keen about quality content which you have to clear their impression. Also research on the topic for backup in your points with facts.

Quality
The standard or degree of excellence in your writing should be high and the minimum words for an article is 350 words which you should observe. Try to organize your writing in an orderly manner for it to be clear and concise. Elaborate more on the important points listed. Rewrite your script to ensure correct spelling grammar and other mistakes. Then read it out loud to make sure it sounds natural and for a better review.

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6 Simple Reading Strategies For Students.

I must say that reading is something we do in our everyday life whether you are a student or in the labour force. You will observe that a day can't pass without you reading something which must not necessary be a book. Example it can be a bill board on the road, a message in your phone, a newspaper, an advert on TV etc. We do these things at easy on our own comfort without any difficulties but as a student there is a lot more than that. Reading as a student requires self discipline and determination to make efforts to achieve your goal. In this article is the six simple reading strategies for students that will help to guide you.

In school, students need to learn and remember facts in order to reason and understand them. Students in the course of their development learn several skills as assessing themselves to see if they are understanding, and working out how much time they will need to study something to enable them choose an effective plan of attack to study or solve problems. A student, involves his/her capabilities, knowledge and experiences in the act of reading and for him/her to comprehend what is being read. The following are Strategies used for effective reading.

Motivation
Motivation is one of the most prerequisite for learning. A student must have either an interest or a reason why he /she wants to read. it is this motivation that will serve as the driving force that fuels his/her intentions to read and comprehend it also helps the student to concentrate and will retain the interest of the student. Teachers need to know ways and means of encouraging students learning and ways of motivating them. However, students differ so much in what will motivate them.

Goal setting
Before setting your goal, you need to ask yourself some questions. Why do I want to read? Is it for fun, Is it because my teacher asked me to do so, Is it because am bored, Is it because I want to gain knowledge or to pass an exam etc depending on whatever it is. Your purpose for reading helps you to determine a reading schedule and how serious you will take it. This way a student can learn to read faster and also develop a reading culture. Most students without a reading culture have ended up performing poorly in their examination. It takes discipline and determination to develop a reading culture and also to focus on your goal.

Conducive environment
Find a conducive environment that suits you when reading to avoid distractions so you can take your time and feel relaxed to observe carefully the points that can help you understand what you are reading. Your environment or what happened in your environment while reading can also help to recall what you read when you remember it tho it doesn't work for everyone.

Areas of interest
This question"where do I begin" is always in mind when you want to read a book especially if you don't have any topic in mind. You don't have to read a book straight starting from page one. Start anywhere or begin with a familiar topic or interesting part of the book to avoid boredom and lack of interest to enable you achieve the goal of reading. This will help you keep the zeal burning to finish that particular book.

Visualization
Try to pause for a while and interpret what the passage is all about by asking yourself a few questions like how, why, when and what does the writer mean if necessary. This requires imagination to help you visualize your reading using visual imagery to picture whatever you have read. Applying the meaning to teal life situations can also help to understand and realize some other things you didn't notice at the beginning.

Memorization
This requires frequent assessment and practice to enable you to remember what has been read. You can also write a summary of what you read in your own words and try to teach other people to help you commit what you have read to memory, Which is when the information read is transferred from short term memory to long term memory.

All these points listed might not work for everyone especially if you have tried it but sincerely it affects everyone as a student in one way or the other if you have noticed. The only thing I can say is, self discipline is very necessary to achieve your goal if you are really determined to make it.

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