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Does your child avoid writing?

Published on July 1, 2011 By admin

Does your 7-11 year old argue with you, throw tantrums, daydream, create distractions…or just, plain, refuse to write? Are you getting tired of trying to figure out how to get your child to write? Most children become reluctant writers for one or more of the following reasons: They don’t see any reason for writing They [...]

Improving writing: 7-12 year olds

Published on May 8, 2011 By admin

Before you can help a child with writing problems, you need to assess his writing in a rational way. Look at several different first drafts because these will give you the most useful information for improving writing. Final drafts are likely to have had input from other sources. There are 5 questions to ask yourself [...]