Why Study this Children’s Writing Course?

Do you want to write something to read for children but you don’t know how to? This online children’s writing course is exactly what you’re searching for. This course will give you the needed understanding, skills and knowledge to understand the step by step process on how you’re going to write for children may it be short stories, non-fiction books, fiction, picture books or storybooks.

 

Children’s Writing Course Online

  • Study in your own time and at your own pace.
  • Specifically designed course to learn how to write for children.
  • All tutors are highly experienced.
  • Learn to write for the joy of children!

This course will answer your questions about what do children want to read, How do I write for an audience of children and young adults, how do I plan a story for children, and more…

Course Aims

Describe children’s cognitive development and target writing to be appropriate to various developmental stages.
Explain the nature and scope of writing for children.
Describe the process of planning a written manuscript of children’s writing.
Describe the planning and processes involved in writing articles for children’s magazines.
Develop a short story for children to read.
Discuss the specific requirements associated with writing children’s non-fiction
Describe the various categories of children’s fiction and the writing processes involved.
Explain the scope and nature of literature aimed at young children.
Explain the scope and significance of editing skills and processes for children’s writing.
Plan, evaluate, edit and present a piece of writing for children.

Lesson Structure

There are 10 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction
    • Understanding Children
    • Children’s thoughts
    • Children’s needs
    • Child development.
  2. Overview of Children’s Writing
    • Categories (fiction & non fiction)
    • Understanding the market place
    • Analyse and understand what is needed for the different categories, etc.
  3. Conceptualisation: Conceiving a concept
    • Where & how to find inspiration/influence.
    • Developing a concept
    • How to plan.
  4. Children’s Writing for Periodicals
    • Children’s pages in magazines
    • Newspapers, etc.
  5. Short Stories
  6. Non-Fiction
    • Texts (writing to satisfy curriculum).
    • Other (eg. nature, history, biography, hobbies).
  7. Fiction
    • Settings
    • Characterisation
    • Fantasy
    • Science fiction
    • Adventure.
  8. Picture Books and Story Books
    • Differences between types of picture books
    • Age groups and picture books
  9. Editing your work
    • Grammar
    • Spelling & punctuation
    • Improving clarity
    • Cleaning out clutter
    • Expansions.
  10. Project
    • Write a short story, picture book or kids page for a (hypothetical) periodical.

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  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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    • Experienced Tutor support
    • Certificate sent to you
    • Online study (Printed notes available)
    • Self paced - no set timetable
    • 12 months to complete course

    From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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      Why Study this Children’s Writing Course?

      Do you want to write something to read for children but you don’t know how to? This online children’s writing course is exactly what you’re searching for. This course will give you the needed understanding, skills and knowledge to understand the step by step process on how you’re going to write for children may it be short stories, non-fiction books, fiction, picture books or storybooks.

       

      Children’s Writing Course Online

      • Study in your own time and at your own pace.
      • Specifically designed course to learn how to write for children.
      • All tutors are highly experienced.
      • Learn to write for the joy of children!

      This course will answer your questions about what do children want to read, How do I write for an audience of children and young adults, how do I plan a story for children, and more…

      Course Aims

      Describe children’s cognitive development and target writing to be appropriate to various developmental stages.
      Explain the nature and scope of writing for children.
      Describe the process of planning a written manuscript of children’s writing.
      Describe the planning and processes involved in writing articles for children’s magazines.
      Develop a short story for children to read.
      Discuss the specific requirements associated with writing children’s non-fiction
      Describe the various categories of children’s fiction and the writing processes involved.
      Explain the scope and nature of literature aimed at young children.
      Explain the scope and significance of editing skills and processes for children’s writing.
      Plan, evaluate, edit and present a piece of writing for children.

      Lesson Structure

      There are 10 lessons in this course:

      1. Introduction
        • Understanding Children
        • Children’s thoughts
        • Children’s needs
        • Child development.
      2. Overview of Children’s Writing
        • Categories (fiction & non fiction)
        • Understanding the market place
        • Analyse and understand what is needed for the different categories, etc.
      3. Conceptualisation: Conceiving a concept
        • Where & how to find inspiration/influence.
        • Developing a concept
        • How to plan.
      4. Children’s Writing for Periodicals
        • Children’s pages in magazines
        • Newspapers, etc.
      5. Short Stories
      6. Non-Fiction
        • Texts (writing to satisfy curriculum).
        • Other (eg. nature, history, biography, hobbies).
      7. Fiction
        • Settings
        • Characterisation
        • Fantasy
        • Science fiction
        • Adventure.
      8. Picture Books and Story Books
        • Differences between types of picture books
        • Age groups and picture books
      9. Editing your work
        • Grammar
        • Spelling & punctuation
        • Improving clarity
        • Cleaning out clutter
        • Expansions.
      10. Project
        • Write a short story, picture book or kids page for a (hypothetical) periodical.

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.