Staple pieces of paper together … More + Make Sand, Playdough and Soap Letters Here are some tactile ways to practice letter writing: In sand, have kids use their finger… More + ...

Writing by hand also improves memory and recall of words, laying down the foundations of literacy and learning. In adults, taking notes by hand during a lecture, instead of typing, can lead to ...

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A new understanding of the importance of Grade 1 is beginning to change writing education. If your child is missing important basic skills, talk with your child’s teacher to create a plan.

If children can’t master phonics, they are more likely to struggle to read. That’s why researchers say explicit, systematic instruction in phonics is important: Teachers must lead students step by ...

In his latest project, Ibram X. Kendi is on a mission to help the next generation know and understand the work of Malcolm X.

The activity helps link spoken sounds to written letters, but also the processes of reading and writing words, said Robertson. “We need to be thinking both [about] linking sound to letter but ...

That’s what I remembered, those words … that’s the date my book went into a box and so did I.” Next came the pandemic. “To tell the truth, it allowed me to be still and start healing.