- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
The Children’s Writing course will cover a comprehensive range of 13 modules, you’ll have 24/7 online access to the study materials, introductory videos, assessment tests, study resources and tutor support for up to 12 months.
Whether you are looking to brighten up your CV, just starting out in the industry, looking for a career change of just fancy learning something new, this online Children’s Writing course is perfect!
What’s more the course is accredited through CPD Certification Service, so upon completion of the course, you’ll receive an industry recognised CPD Level 3 Certificate that you can showcase to any employers, academic institutions or for your portfolio.
The course will help you to develop your skills, confidence and knowledge of this sector, helping to add real value to your CV and personal development.
Digital certificate - Included
The Children’s Writing Course is split into the following modules:
– Introduction
– Why are you interested in writing children’s books
– Do you have great and sufficient ideas
– Is it easier to write for kids as opposed to writing books for adults
– Other mistaken beliefs about writing books for children
– What it means to write books for children
– Jobs and opportunities for professional children’s book writers
– Summary
– Writer’s tools
– Time management skills
– Why you should use perfect grammar and spelling
– Personal skills for children’s writers
– Skills that writers can develop to improve their skills
– Summary
– Introduction
– Read Children’s books with children and alone
– Children’s picture books for new readers
– First chapter book examples
– Other children’s books
– Summary
– Introduction
– Children’s book categories
– Do not act quickly
– Point of view
– Choosing the right perspective
– Summary
– Introduction
– Examples of successful books for great first lines
– Useful tips for the first page of your book
– Summary
– Introduction
– Ways of generating ideas for book characters
– Creating characters depending on your target age bracket
– Characteristics of a real and appealing character
– Ways of developing ideas for your character
– Ways of making your characters look real
– Summary
– Introduction
– The meaning of a plot
– How to generate ideas for your plot
– The traditional structure of a plot
– Ways of developing plot ideas
– Ways of structuring your plan
– Summary
– Introduction
– The meaning of backstory
– Why backstory is important in children’s books
– The effects of using backstory incorrectly
– When to include or avoid a backstory
– Effective wats of including backstory in your story
– Using backstory according to your target reader’s age
– Backstory exercise
– Summary
– Introduction
– Reasons for incorporating dialogue in your story
– Using realistic dialogue
– Ways of incorporating engaging dialogue in your story
– The essential aspects of dialogue
– Writing dialogue with different ages in mind
– Summary
– Introduction
– The challenged experienced by writers
– Driving out your critical inner voice
– Get started and do the work
– How to overcome writer’s block
– Get motivated
– Summary
– Introduction
– The self-publishing process
– Steps for conventional publishing
– Celebrate when a publisher accepts your manuscript
– Summary
– Introduction
– Understanding illustrations
– Illustrated books for conventional publishing
– Illustrations for self-published books
– Summary
– Introduction
– The importance of writing exercises
– First page writing exercises
– Ending exercises
– Exercises for creating scenes based on observation
– Exercises for setting creation
– Perspective exercises
– Exercises for overcoming writer’s block
– Exercises for dialogue
– Exercises for every aspect of writing
– Writing prompts
– Writing blogs
– Participating in writing competitions
– Online forums
– Summary
The Level 3 Award Children’s Writing course has been independently accredited and certified by The CPD Certification Service.
On successful completion of this course learners will be awarded with:
Level 3 CPD Award in Children’s Writing
The certificate will show your grade classification awarded and provide proof of your achievements for you to take to any prospective employers or part of your portfolio of evidence.
The CPD Certification is recognised throughout the UK and World as a prestigious certification for continual professional development.
The certificate will be produced in PDF format, optional hard copies of the certificate will be available for an additional fee of £9.99.
AssessmentsThroughout the Children’s Writing course, students will undergo numerous online assessments to measure how effectively the knowledge is being absorbed.
At the end of each module within the Children’s Writing course, student will take an interactive assessment to assess the knowledge that they have just learnt. This provides a great tracking tool and is useful for reflective learning.
Once all the course modules are complete delegates will take an online final assessment test, which will generate questions contained within the entire course. The final assessment test is fully interactive and will be marked instantaneously, allowing student to know their grade.
If you don’t pass the final assessment first time around, you can take the assessment again as many times as necessary at no extra charge until you pass the course.
Tutor SupportWhen you are studying a course, it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.
As part of the Children’s Writing course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course. Our team want you to achieve the best grade possible for your course.
Course FormatThis course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Children’s Writing course, including all course materials, online assessment tests, study guides, student profiles, academic procedures, student support and much more.
Course DurationThe online Children’s Writing course requires 30 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.
Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.
To enrol on the Children’s Writing course there is no experience or previous qualifications required. The course is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Learners should have a basic understanding of the English language and literacy skills. Essentially, if you can read the information on this course page, you should be more than fine to start the course.
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