Many students aren't learning spelling and writing skills in school. Parents can help, but there are limits to what they can do. Especially during remote learning, parents are discovering their kids ...

At the Big Class afterschool Writing Studio kids must finish their homework before starting creative writing projects. What does it take to learn how to write well? Time and support. But the school ...

Children whose native language is not English are present in ever increasing numbers in elementary schools in the United States. Educators, therefore, must provide opportunities for these learners to ...

Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University, is one of the most influential literacy educators in the country. She is the author of the ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. We love our kids’ first drawings. They draw before they write, so their drawings seem somehow miraculous in those early ...

Even in our digital age, early parental writing support is key to children's literacy Date: December 10, 2014 Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University Summary: Children of the Information Age ...

A nationwide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers' attitude and motivation toward writing is related to the quality of their writing ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. We know a good piece of writing when we read it. But what makes the writing “good” and how can we teach all our kids the ...