Parent gets writing workshop started at elementary school
Getting Involved: Karen Wiederholt started an afterschool writing workshop for kids who need extra help.
Cn u rd ths? A guide to invented spelling
Spelling instruction at your child's school may look different from what you remember of your school days. Here's a guide to what you might see and why things have changed.
Creating a lifelong reader
In this article, teachers describe how they reach struggling readers. Here are just a few of the ways they inspire kids to learn to read and learn to love reading.
Ingredients of good research
As you evaluate products and services for your child, you may come across research about their effectiveness. Learn how to distinguish valid research from unreliable claims.
Pantry poetry: let food be your muse
Let food inspire your child to practice descriptive writing.
Learning to read or reading to learn: when to intervene
Parents often wonder if early intervention will solve all reading problems, or whether new skills are needed after third grade. An expert answers these questions.
Developing reading skills in young children
Dr. Reid Lyon discusses how children develop reading skills and what parents can do to help.
Eric Carle collage
How you can help at home: In this activity your child makes a collage with tissue paper and paint.
Animal, vegetable, mineral
How can you help at home? Have your child use descriptive words to write about an object.
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