The sound of thrilled giggles filled the classroom as Sharon Latek passed out letters to each of her first-grade students at Wescott Elementary School in Northbrook, Illinois. The children’s faces lit ...

Providing children with a variety of novel and fun writing materials leads to increased motivation and enjoyment of writing.

This means that parents and caregivers are already helping their kids learn to read! For preschoolers, incorporate learning about letters, sounds, and words into fun activities, like mazes.

Her work suggests the process of learning to write letters by hand is crucial for learning to read them. "When kids write letters, they're just messy," she says. As kids practice writing "A," each ...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to ...

“For older kids who never developed legible manuscript writing but recognize letters, cursive can feel like a fresh start,” she added. Whether students learn manuscript or cursive, White stressed the ...

Writing Santa can help your child learn to count their blessings. Suggest your child start their letter by thanking Santa for ...

As Ohio considers reintroducing cursive writing in schools, podcast discussion reveals skepticism about claimed cognitive ...