Writing in ESL classes

Writing is the area where Bilingual/ESL students struggle the most. They usually have troubles developing ideas due to the lack of vocabulary. Sometimes they have hard time writing even in their native language and it makes it harder for them to learn to write in another language. Some of the students don't see the immediate value in writing because they don't write every day. I hope that blogging will help my students to see more value in writing, to get more practice and they will be more engaged in the discussions that take place in the classroom.