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Overcoming Teen Handwriting Struggles in the Digital Age

Teen handwriting is slowly starting to disappear thanks to the digital shift in modern communications. Here’s why handwriting is still...

Does writing time produce a chorus of moans and groans from your children and teens? Now’s the perfect time to...

Writing is a critical life skill. Almost all of us write in some capacity every day. And in an increasingly...

While summer vacation should feel like a break, it's important to sprinkle in some educational activities to avoid summer learning...

You can teach students of all ages how to write a diamante poem. Once they’re familiar with three basic parts...

Kids often enjoy reading poems, such as those by Shel Silverstein, but it can sometimes be a challenge getting them...

In our increasingly digital age, it’s becoming more difficult to make a case for handwriting instruction over keyboarding. In fact,...

Though lots of stumbling blocks litter the road to writing success, perfectionism—the personal pressure to get it right the first...

One of the hardest parts of writing is perfecting the art of description. Adding vivid descriptions, or what writers call...

Well, here you are again. You just sent your student off to start a writing assignment, and you notice they’re...