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Summer writing for children

  • By Scott Smith Doctor of Education
  • Updated

Summer is an excellent time for children to improve their writing skills. What is the best approach? How should we teach reading?

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Education Corner: Learning to write takes work

  • By Scott Smith Doctor of Education
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Writing is a lifelong skill that children can start developing as early as preschool and kindergarten. The foundation for writing begins with language development and the ability to share information verbally. Activities like Show and Tell encourage this by allowing children to describe items.

Preschool tricksters: Learning to read
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Preschool tricksters: Learning to read

  • By Scott Smith Doctor of Education
  • Updated

Have you ever encountered a preschooler or kindergartner who reads effortlessly? Often, they are quite intelligent and are very aware of their surroundings. However, the question remains: Are they truly readers? How well do they spell? Sometimes, they are deceiving the adults around them.