Emergent writers – Guided Learning

It isn't easy to know what to say when you young child shows you his latest writing piece. It might be a letter, a list, or a comic. Young children might show you a picture with some scribbles and an elementary aged child may have several sentences or several pages depending on her… Continue reading Responding to Your Child’s Writing with Encouragement

Invitations to Write

October 30, 2018December 29, 2018 Maria Arana

"Writing is making marks that have meaning." -Jennifer Hallissy It is an exciting time when children begin writing. Young children make marks and scribbles on paper and imitate the letter forms they see around them when they start writing. As some children move from early childhood to childhood their interest in writing wanes… Continue reading Invitations to Write