When curricula only focus on strict, narrow assessments, we disenfranchise students from the true power of writing. Writing ...

Jennifer Yang, a mother of two, and founder of Dearist, a book and stationery series for kids with everything needed to write and mail personal handwritten letters, turned her passion for letter ...

The idea of writing a hand-written letter might be foreign to kids these days, but there are still many skills children can learn from writing letters to their friends, family and loved ones. Writing ...

Expectations for students are increasing, even for kids going into kindergarten, and so a Michigan State associate professor is working to help preschool children get prepared. Hope Gerde is creating ...

Great teachers know how to improve myriad aspects of student writing: idea generation, organization, evidence marshaling, diction, grammar, and more. But even with tools and techniques in each of ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

People often assume that not a lot of writing gets done in kindergarten. They think it’s about reading out loud the alphabet, forming simple words, and counting. However, there is what we can call ...

Parenting Insights: Every parent aspires for their child to develop writing skills swiftly and possess neat handwriting. However, achieving this requires considerable effort from parents. Young ...

Just as a gardener plants seeds and nurtures them into strong, flourishing plants, early childhood educators have the opportunity to nurture the earliest seeds of literacy in young children. When ...