English is an international language and in demand today. English is by far the most widely used language around the world. However, English language writing has always been a challenge for second language students to master. Developing students' ability in writing is one of the major challenges faced by the ESL teachers in most schools nowadays. Nevertheless, writing has always been a major difficulty faced by students in English language learning, especially in elementary schools. Not only that, teachers are also facing some challenges in teaching writing skills for students in elementary schools. Thus, this study aims to explore the challenges faced by both the students and teachers in learning as well as teaching writing skills in elementary schools.

Lower primary students in an international school have always been associated with writing difficulties. This pilot test is intended to assist in following the thread and specifically to assess the effectiveness of the instruments chosen and designed for the actual research, "Writing Skill Challenges Faced by Students in a Lower Primary, International School." Its aim is to assess the instrument's validity and reliability. Through the process of data analysis, two data collection tools, a questionnaire and face-to-face interview questions were statistically and thematically analysed. This pilot study included 15 lower primary students with similar characteristics to the actual samples. The data was then collected and analysed by using the Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS). After the data from the pilot study was entered into SPSS, the data's reliability was calculated and recorded using Cronbach's alpha formula. The findings revealed that all the items were positive, and the content was validated. It showed a very high degree of internal consistency between the given items based on reliability. As a result, no further changes were needed, and these instruments can be used in the actual study without hesitation.

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