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Encouraging Young Writers
Long before they go to school, before they even know the alphabet, children begin to write. In fact, for most children, ...
Source: Reading Is Fundamental
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Caretakers' and Educators' Role in Young Children's Earliest Writing
In a fascinating study by researchers Silvia Bell and Mary Ainsworth (1972), infants were followed for their first year ...
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Raising Young Writers
They have a story to tell. In the car, in the grocery store, while you are trying to cook dinner. Your child is ...
Source: Education.com
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Writing in First Grade: It Takes Practice
For many children, first grade is the time when they begin to learn academic skills such as reading and writing. Itâs ...
Source: Education.com
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Get a Grip on the Right Pencil Position
Correct pencil grip can not only improve handwriting, but it can also help with overall brain development as well. So ...
Source: Education.com
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What's Write for the Family
Photographs capture moments. Every family has pictures of births, first days of school, and graduations. Video ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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Create a Letter Writing Kit to Help Kids Connect!
Children who write well have a lifelong advantage. In school, effective writing skills contribute to success across ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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Activities for Developing Prewriting Skills
The following activities will help children develop and practice prewriting skills: Dressing Frames or Books Provide ...
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Turn Your Child on to Journaling
Some of the world's brightest writers and thinkers kept journals, including Louisa May Alcott and Teddy Roosevelt. You ...
Source: Education.com
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Pen Pals
It may seem that real letters have gone the way of penny candy and rotary phones, but there’s one group of kids who ...
Source: Education.com
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Put Pen to Paper: It's National Handwriting Day!
What better day to remind your children of the importance of the handwritten word than today?
Source: Education.com
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