Lack of Interest in Reading or Laziness?
Children who haven't had the experience of enjoying a storybook, continue to rely on videos and moments when someone tells them an...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 23
- 4 min
Peer Support Helps Build Confidence in Communication and Public Speaking Skills
Do these skills get acquired only if a child appears in short term courses, oratorical competitions and debates? Perhaps yes. But these...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 22
- 4 min
Reading Together To Write Better
The style of writing, the choice of words, the writing approach (direct or metaphorical) and the connections that the written content...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 17
- 4 min
A Second Grade Student Taught Me To Think Again...
Having read this book with several reading companions, I thought that this would be an apt book for a second grader who enjoys Math more...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 15
- 2 min
Reading & Writing Are Complementary Skills
Yet they are rarely considered together Writing involves a lot of hard work comprising of many steps- Write, Read & Edit. We write to...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 8
- 3 min
Children's Book Clubs and Writing Clubs Provide The Ideal Ground for Peer Support
Children like being with children of their age. Once they strike a chord with another child, online or offline doesn't matter. There is...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 7
- 3 min
A Book That Created Ripples In Our Book Club
Harvey Comes Home written by Colleen Nelson and illustrated by Tara Anderson was chosen by the young readers. At first, we enjoyed...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 2
- 3 min
Children's Book Clubs Are A Consortium of Sorts For all Kinds of Readers
That's what makes them interesting. #children #bookclubsforchildren #raisingreaders #youngreadersclub #books #bookclubs Everyone of us is...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 31
- 2 min
Writing an essay/speech? How you begin matters.
Do you get to the point or do you build context first? #writing #teens #speeches #essays #arguments #argumentativewriting...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 28
- 3 min
Can Creative Writing Alone Help Teens With A Variety of Writing Requirements?
Real world writing applications are not restricted to imaginary/creative writing but have a lot more to do with written communication as...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 19
- 5 min
Content Area Learning Becomes The Core Form of Learning In Middle Grade
Here is how reading for pleasure, outside of school helps children to be better equipped for higher classes. There are homes in which...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 12
- 2 min
Speaking About A Crystal Flute From 1813
The news doesn't always have to be disturbing. There can be news that could make you stop in your tracks, become curious. #writing...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 5
- 3 min
Making Book Recommendations Is Retelling
Here is why "retelling" is a critical component of enhancing your child's reading comprehension abilities. Recommending a book that they...
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lakshmimitter
- Sep 28
- 5 min
Persuading A Potential Customer To Buy- A Storytelling & Writing Expedition
School exam papers include creating ads as a 5 mark question and students often have a standard strategy to bag those 5 marks. Mission...
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lakshmimitter
- Sep 21
- 5 min
Your teen's story got published! Yay! What next?
If your teen likes to write, story writing is a great way to start. As they grow older dabbling with different forms of writing other...
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lakshmimitter
- Sep 14
- 6 min
Is Horror A Genre That Children Must Avoid?
Some young readers may shy away as they find it too scary and worry about bad dreams at night. However, some young readers may find...
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lakshmimitter
- Sep 7
- 2 min
What Purpose Do Assignments Such As Character Sketches, Serve?
Are they meant only for those who are inclined towards literary pursuits? How about those who have no intention of writing a story ever...
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lakshmimitter
- Aug 31
- 3 min
What makes a book an enjoyable read?
Apart from the most obvious factor being the plot, it is also the style of writing. Last week at the Young Executives’ Club Talking...
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lakshmimitter
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Should We Do More To Sensitize School Going Children About Plagiarism?
They could knowingly or unknowingly commit it without understanding why it is wrong. It is not just about protecting intellectual...
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lakshmimitter
- Aug 10
- 5 min
Can Urban Designers & Architects Play A Role in Reversing Climate Change?
In an eye opening session with Architect Shrida Venkatesh, the teens at the Young Executives' Club learnt about the role that Architects...
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