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5 Reasons Why Riddles Hold A Special Place In Your Child's Reading Journey In case you are unable to figure out the answer to that...
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lakshmimitter
- Mar 29
- 5 min
The often ignored connection between reading and writing skills in children
Children in school study their textbooks and write to let the teacher know what they have learnt. If they are unable to write what they...
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lakshmimitter
- Mar 23
- 7 min
Writing For An Audience To Read, Understand & Perhaps Even Talk About The Content.
Otherwise, what's the point of writing? Why does anyone write anything? The answer is simple- To be read by someone at some point of...
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lakshmimitter
- Mar 8
- 4 min
There Is A Book For Every Reader
One needs to simply look for it. #reading #writing #books #raisereaders "I want my child to be a reader," is something that many parents...
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lakshmimitter
- Mar 1
- 4 min
The Secret Recipe To Building Confidence
A collaborative environment in a classroom can go a long way in enabling your child to not only recognise their strengths but also make...
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lakshmimitter
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Chat GPT, Artificial Intelligence, Robots...
What do young readers think about having a machine to do tasks for them? A discussion at the Young Readers' Club #chatGPT...
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lakshmimitter
- Feb 14
- 4 min
How Much Is Enough Detail in Creative Writing?
Is it possible to go overboard with detail in an attempt to fill in gaps that a reader may point out at a later date? How does one know...
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lakshmimitter
- Jan 19
- 4 min
When Water Can Bring Smiles & Much Cheer
Discussions the Young Writers' Club about water scarcity and survival- Being thankful for the water that flows through the taps even...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Creative Writing Workshops Teach Children How To Write Stories. But Is That Enough?
Writing as a skill needs practice and time to develop. Learning to observe writing approaches while reading Reading outside of school is...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
The World Cup & Going Green?
It's an exciting time for football fans across the world. At the Young Writers' Club, teens who are sports enthusiasts and otherwise came...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 30, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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 7, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Nov 1, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
"The Unteachables"A Book That Must Not Be Missed!
A Book That Made Me Laugh, Sit At the Edge of My Chair & Sometimes Even Brought Tears To My Eyes. I must admit that before this book I...
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lakshmimitter
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
The Lesson That My Young Reading Companions Taught Me
Just like my young reading companions, I like to bring forth books that I have read recently and absolutely loved. Yesterday, my young...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 29, 2022
- 7 min
In conversation with Shravan Shankar, Co-Founder of Climake
It is so easy for especially the younger generation to get swayed by pessimistic social media posts about climate change and believe that...
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