In a previous blog entry, I discussed how to help your child deal with writer’s block. In that entry, I suggested that you allow your child to write down all of her ideas on the page without too much worry about spelling and grammar at that point. … [Read more...]
Boosting Your Child’s Vocabulary
Many parents ask for guidance on how to enrich their child’s vocabulary, both in speaking and writing. Most words in a child's vocabulary come from everyday encounters with language. Therefore you can help shape these encounters by broadening their … [Read more...]
Helping Children Get Past “Writer’s Block”
We've most likely all had moments where we are facing a blank page and can't think of a single thing to write. For some students, this is a daily occurrence. When given a task to do creative writing, some children get so overwhelmed that they can't … [Read more...]
Engaging Reluctant Readers
No doubt you have heard stories of children who love to read so much that parents often find them with a flashlight in bed, reading well past their bedtime. While that image is charming and perhaps true for some, there are many children for whom … [Read more...]
Printed book or e-book?
As the whole world seems to be going digital (or so it seems), parents are faced with a dilemma: Should my child be reading traditional printed books or switch to digital e-books? Well, that depends. If your child is very young, under the age of … [Read more...]
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