I should take a moment and mention that the type of paper is important when working with primary writers. In the classroom, my primary writing students use wide-lined brown paper, and handouts also use the wide-ruled lines with the dotted lines between. With this kind of paper, primary writers can practice their letters, word-spacing, and sentences without feeling cramped in their writing the way college-ruled paper makes a young writer feel.
Then, you may ask, why is Becca using college-ruled paper? Well, if you know Becca, she can be pretty stubborn. She grabbed the composition book from my classroom and has refused to give it back. When I tried to suggest using the wide-lined paper, she absolutely refused (she uses it when in class). I think it has something to do with wanting to write on the type of paper older kids and grown-ups write on.
That's fine. In fact, as Becca gets older, and remember, she's only a little more than a year from third grade, in which she will use college-ruled paper, she will need to learn to write on regular paper. At this point it is great practice for her.
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