Writing

A mother complains that an OT evaluation did not pick up on her child's handwriting difficulty.

Learn what you can do to encourage a young creative writer.

Five is very young for a child to practice writing skills. Consider having your child work on the alphabet (memorization, letter recognition, and later sounds and combinations), instead.

Despite the trend toward computer-based learning, an aversion to writing by hand still needs to be overcome.

Illegible writing is a common problem for young, gifted boys. Here's what a concerned parent should do.

If you had to be a character from The Vile Village, who would you be? Would it be more fun to be the miserable Count Olaf, or one of the brave Baudelaire children?

This article describes how to get your child ready to start writing.

Find out what to do when your bright child dislikes writing.

How can you help your early writer come up with writing topics?

Learn some advantages and disadvantages of the D'Nealian handwriting method.

Good handwriting takes lots of practice! Try these teacher-recommended activities.

Use this guide to help your child succeed on their term paper or research project.

Could your child's handwriting trouble be hereditary?

Learn about effective Web researching from a pro.

In this article, an educator describes the value of poetry for kids language development.

This article offers some tips for improving your child's writing skills.

Before your kids go online to do term paper research, make sure they aren't headed for a web-surfing wipeout.

This article describes how book reports develop language arts skills and how you can help your child master them.