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Top Ten Tips for Writing the College Essay
For many, the application essays can be the hardest part of applying for college. Here are ten tips for starting off ...
Source: National Association for College Admission Counseling
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Introducing the Five-Paragraph Essay
In middle school, students are expected to organize, synthesize, and take real ownership of their essays â no small ...
Source: Education.com
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Teachers' Essay Comments Decoded
Many comments from a teacher, like "writing is illegible" or "sentence is a run-on," are straightforward. Feedback on ...
Source: Education.com
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Lessons You Can Use: Spelling
Spelling and Observation. Some people have an amazing ability for remembering details such as people’s faces, ...
Source: Family Learning Organization
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The Fast Track to Spelling Success
Some kids seem to spell naturally. Without so much as blinking, they to absorb letter patterns, adjust to sight words, ...
Source: Education.com
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Special Problems with Note-Taking and Possible Adaptations
Some students may experience great difficulties with note taking, in spite of attempts to teach all skills to make ...
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7th and 8th Grade Writing: What to Expect
Just about every twelve and thirteen year old still struggles with writing, whether that means ideas, sentence ...
Source: Education.com
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Helping Children Learn to Write
Writing project teachers have assembled a handbook for parents, now available in English,Spanish, Korean, Dari/Farsi, ...
Source: National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
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Getting R-E-A-D-Y for the Spelling Test
Do you find your kids frantically trying to cram those words into their memory at the last minute? Here are some fun ...
Source: Education.com
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Undertaking the Long Paper
Sometimes students feel too intimidated by the enormity of a long research project to get started. Others think they ...
Source: Education.com
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Writing Papers: Writing
You’ve brainstormed and have come up with a topic. You’ve done your research and arranged your ideas. Now ...
Source: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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How to Encourage Language Development (Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Many of these activities can be done with your child while "on the run" - in the car, waiting in a doctor’s office,...
