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Raising a Writer

PLAYGROUND SKILLS BUILD WRITERS Don’t keep this secret from your kids! It seems at first logical to dismiss playground time as non-academic.  But point out

“Mom, Can You Listen To My Story?” Four Listening Secrets That No One Ever Told You “Mom will you listen to my story?” is such

How To Create a Fairy Tale Family Tradition When my daughters were little, my dad used to tell them his version of The Three Little

Write Out Loud; Your Child is Listening Growing up, every so often I heard my mom in the next room talking to herself while she

The Writing Process & Why It Matters Above the board in my classroom, I have a writing process wall.  It goes straight across the top

Our Best Editing Tip Several years ago, I worked as a feature reporter for a small newspaper in my city. One of the best parts

Two Tips To Help Your Child Spelling is often the number one “Go To” place where parents help their children with writing.  Let’s face it,

Read Like a Writer: Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream”   Reading like a writer is a powerful exercise that helps writers see

Word games keep us connected… Staying connected with my children with all our busy lives is a challenge to say the least! With one grown child in

This month we invite writers to put their own spin on favorite fairy tales. Fairy tale writing has long been one of our favorite tools

As a parents to young writers, we often hear the question: “Want to hear my story?” What our young writers most need from us at

How do you define your family culture? One of my daughters was a volleyball player for a while. This was a new sport (for all

From day one, we are encouraged to read with our children. But what about writing with our children? Educator Ralph Fletcher writes, “Childhood is the

Hello friends! Young writers come in all varieties. If your family is anything like mine, there are a variety of personalities growing up under one

Hello friends! Flying to Florida this month, I found myself sitting next to a woman who had an infant strapped to her front and her