The only way that I have ever found to get my DD to write more things down is to have her work on a tablet device, or to use dry-erase markers on a HUGE surface like a sliding glass door or large picture window.

That seems to have been very satisfying-- though I must say that my DH was often unimpressed that math was all over our living room picture window while I allowed dd to stand on the sofa to reach higher. LOL!

Our method was much like aeh's-- I modeled and scribed, and did "I'll do a step, then you" with her. It just depends on the kid, I think, but for DD, the social component was the reward for doing things this way.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.