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lakshmimitter
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Building Self Confidence In Writing
The ability to communicate through writing is a skill that is developed through practice. However, practice alone is meaningless if...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 25, 20215 min read
Creating A Math Textbook Needs Teamwork!
Collaborating, performing non-routine tasks, finding solutions to stumbling blocks and effective written communication, are essential...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 18, 20215 min read
Gearing Up For The Future - Active Learning By Talking
Online classrooms have paved the way for an effective mode of learning, which is encouraging "talk" in the classroom amongst the students.
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lakshmimitter
Aug 11, 20214 min read
An Exploration Into How The Legendary Amar Chitra Katha Comics Are Created @ The Young Readers' Club
We love experimenting with a variety of books at the Young Readers' Club. Comics and graphic novels aren't shunned but appreciated as...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Do Children Absolutely Need Fairytales and Superheroes stories? Are they of any use?
There is much discussion about the pros and cons of these stories among adults. But what does Gen Z have to say about the stories that...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Enabling Active Learning At The Young Readers Club
A list of words that have some connection to a picture. What can a child do with this combination? There is room for exploration and...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 21, 20214 min read
Transforming a large, centralized kitchen concept into an active learning ground.
Large centralized kitchens are a great place to learn about the importance of acquiring life skills such as the ability to make detailed...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 12, 20213 min read
When Reading for Pleasure Becomes 'A Test'
While for some a large library would sound like paradise, for many young readers it can be the complete opposite. Many young readers find...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 6, 20213 min read
Writing as a skill is not only creative writing.
It is a means of communicating information to a reader at a later point in time. English in school typically involves studying...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 17, 20217 min read
A Day In The Life of An Editor of A Newspaper
What does a newspaper editor do? Do they simply read and edit articles? Do they also write? To find answers to these questions and many...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 16, 20213 min read
One Audio Book and A Variety of Interpretations
The Paper Boy written by Dav Pilkey set the ball rolling for a lot talking at the Young Readers' Club. The Young Readers made connections...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 11, 20215 min read
Asha Nehemiah comes to Young Readers' Club As a Reader!
What does a children's book author read for fun? What does reading mean to an author? All this and many more questions were on our minds....
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lakshmimitter
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Spicing up reading non-fiction books with a dose of imagination- Part 1
Reading about urban planning by oneself can be dry. But definitely not the case when one can collaborate with peers to discuss and share...
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lakshmimitter
May 13, 20212 min read
The book that sparked a lot of discussion at the Young Readers' Club
Reading books takes us to places we don't know of and it gives us a peep into people's lives which is very different from ours. The book...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Access to a variety of books early on, helps build self confidence
Simply knowing how to read is pointless if your child doesn't know how to choose a book that appeals to him or her. That self awareness...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 8, 20213 min read
When An Unusual Problem Needs To Be Solved.
While it is tempting to google and find answers to questions, progress happens only when the knowledge that Google helps find with ease...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Word limit-Really?
Word limit can be the worst idea when you are writing freely to express. “How writing a 1000 words changed my life.” When I read this...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 1, 20213 min read
Developing a problem solving mindset early on...
It is not enough if your child can read and comprehend. He or she must learn to ask questions based on the text, take a step back to...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Reading can be awesome! Age no bar:)
It depends on what one associates reading with. Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash “We tend to think of that era as one when there were no...
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