When curricula only focus on strict, narrow assessments, we disenfranchise students from the true power of writing. Writing ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida bill that would require elementary school students to learn cursive writing is heading to the governor’s desk after passing through the state legislature. The measure is now ...

A Utah Mom Who Wrote Kids' Book on Grief After Husband Died Killed Him for Money, Prosecutors Say PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a ...

Shel Silverstein's career took turns he could have never imagined. The beloved children's author started his career as a cartoonist, taking a love of art he discovered in his teen years and parlaying ...

Hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes are frequently tested punctuation marks in government exam descriptive writing papers. Hyphens connect words, en dashes show ranges or relationships, and em dashes ...

Model descriptive writing with a paragraph from an 1800s miner's perspective. Discover the fascinating history of the pasty, a beloved meat pie from Northern Michigan! Learn the correct ...

Picture prompt writing, as Carp et al. (2010) define it, is a technique that uses visual stimuli to inspire and guide students’ writing. Picture prompts are an excellent tool for overcoming writer’s ...

A nation-wide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers’ attitude and motivation towards writing is related to the quality of their writing ...

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head and handed it back. “I can’t read this,” she said. “It’s in cursive.” First, ...

The group of preteens uncapped their markers and began practicing how to capitalize two new letters: “B” and “Q.” The lesson felt like a return to the basics. Only this time, the middle-schoolers were ...