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= Elementary School Writing = In elementary schools, students learn to develop skills such as handwriting, spelling, and also creating different types of sentences with the use of writing conventions such as grammar. Students learn verb tenses, rhyming words, As they learn these types of transcription skills, they also come to learn the types of writing genres, which include informational, narrative, and persuasive. Writing in elementary schools is the basis of students learning of the writing process of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. This usually can start by having students write in reply to a work of literature, article or text and having them draw from other ideas or topics from previous learning. Writing instruction is used within the classroom in order to push their students to learn concepts or ideas.

Writing as a learning activity
Using writing as a learning activity, which can be used as a way for teachers to assess their students' knowledge, in any content area helps the student critically think about the information they are about to write. For instance, in a math class asking the student to explain the process in which the student took in solving a math problem improves the students ability to reflect on the topic learned, increases the changes of remembering new information, serves as a way for the student to remember the information at a later date, and to even the ability for students to make connections to other concepts and ideas.

Standards for elementary ELA (English/ Language Arts), CCCS (Common Core State Standards), and TEKS (The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) "emphasize the use of writing across the curriculum for multiple purposes and multiple audiences". It has also been emphasized that all content areas, not just English/ Language Arts, include writing practices within their areas.

Creative writing
Creative writing is a type of writing activity in which students express "feelings, thoughts, and impressions on the outside world by using imagination in an original, unusual, free and authentic way". Students are naturally born with creativity and imagination, in which if you activate this in class you have the ability to help improve their creativity. Creative writing gives students the ability to "receive, choose and interpret information accurately as a result of emotional, cognitive and motivational activities". Studies have shown that using creativity within writing has proven to be "successful teaching and learning".

Creative writing through digital comics is an example of a creative writing activity is which helps improve a students creativity and overall improve their learning. Indonesian Language has been seen to use such activities. Digital comics have been studied and it's been found that students "have better post-test scores than students taught using the conventional method" and also helps students ability in problem solving which encourages "critical thinking, elicit creative thinking, promote writing skills, and develop 21st century skills". Digital comic demonstrate a means in which students see real situations being drawn out that suggest a type of solution to be made and inspire students to problem solve and think critically about the real situations provided. Students' creative skills have also been shown to improve, and goes to show their "fluency, flexibility, authenticity, and detail" to improve as they write these type of contexts.

Disadvantages
When students haven't learned to write well from their teachers suffer from a list of disadvantages. These students grades tend to drop exponentially, especially in classes where the writing activities are mainly for teachers to assess student knowledge. It's been understood that students "are less likely than their more skilled classmates to use writing to support and extend learning". Motivation for students to write to express themselves went down and they started only writing to cater to the rubric or instructions asked.

Support at Home
Students need more practice outside of school, so in order to give students more practice start by supporting students at home. Parents can do a lot to improve the student creative learning skills and their writing skills. To do so, parents can start by helping their students use the writing process, practice their handwriting and spelling, and provide their student with an environment that is positive and safe so the students has the motivation to write at home.