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The computer generated report that shows student's ability in a variety of literacy skills, based off the quiz results.

Research study on development of emergent writing skills in preschoolers

building students' vocabulary

How old are the kids? What kinds of ideas are suggested?

This article tells about 10 free internet tools that can be used to build vocabulary skills. These tools can be used in a variety of classrooms for any grade level.

I absolutely love the "combine vocabulary learning and social service" part of this article. The website, freerice.com, is an amazing way to motivate the student to practice their vocabulary. Every time the user gets a vocabulary definition correct the website donates 10 grains of rice through the United Nations World Food Programme! I remember using this years ago when someone posted it to a social media site, and I stayed on it until I'd gotten 600 pieces of rice donated. I definitely want to do this as a fun activity with my student. Thanks for posting this!

Excellent choice. Hoping folks use these tips and try them out when they are applicable.

This article is about writing in early childhood education. The authors describe four stages of emergent writing and how they fall around the alphabetic principle. They give examples of four children's writing within these stages. There are suggestions for how preschool teachers can scaffold all stages.

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What do you think about this article? Using only female participants might be a limitation, but perhaps it was essential to the study...