Computer Literacy can improve aided by hobbies like short storiesHow can short stories improve computer literacy? Simple really. If you manage to encourage your child to 'write' a short story, they will almost immediately want to type it out. If they haven't already, they will soon see that keyboarding a story is more efficient that actually writing. 
When you type or keyboard a long document, you are better able to read it back, move paragraphs and even correct spelling and grammar. The child is actually learning how to proof read but doesn't know the offical name for it.The next logical step is to have the hardcopy in your hands. For a child this means that he or she really created something tangible. Crossing over from the intangible to the tangible is a huge step in the learning process. By itself, printing the document on paper is just a bonus we all enjoy. The trick is that your children realizes this too. They may even gravitate toward using the computer long before you would. So what ends up happening? First, you have to get them set up to start typing so you end up teaching them something and become their information resource. They'll rely on you more than you can imagine. An added benefit to this is that they will begin to listen and may actually begin to respect what you say, because your instructions weren't about going to bed, or cleaning their room or taking out the garbage. Second, you may see what they are doing wrong, and they will learn by seeing a better way after you show them. This step-wise process will become a skill they can take on as their own. You will have, simply by showing them how to create a short story, taught them some of the most valuable lessons life has to offer. Soon they will be ripping off one story after another and your printer will be spewing out paper dust!
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