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Handwriting and Copywork: Your Questions Answered

Questions about handwriting practice and copywork are common from members of our community. Let's dive into two of them.Question 1—How do you recommend modifying handwriting practice for students with handwriting...

Handwriting and Copywork: Your Questions Answered

Questions about handwriting practice and copywork are common from members of our community. Let's dive into two of them.Question 1—How do you recommend modifying handwriting practice for students with handwriting...

patters of ay and ai words say lay pay said laid paid

Spelling "said"

  Last week, one of our clients asked if we could provide any insight into the spelling of the word "said."Word study (investigating a word's history and its meaningful parts)...

Spelling "said"

  Last week, one of our clients asked if we could provide any insight into the spelling of the word "said."Word study (investigating a word's history and its meaningful parts)...

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Letter Reversals

Which picture is wrong? When we look at the first picture, we see a horse. And when we look at the second picture, we see a horse. But when we...

Letter Reversals

Which picture is wrong? When we look at the first picture, we see a horse. And when we look at the second picture, we see a horse. But when we...

Copywork passage about Michelangelo with student writing in cursive

Intentional Copywork & the Emerging Reader: Sug...

In the preface of our book, Trees in the Forest: Growing Readers and Writers through Deep Comprehension, we introduced the teaching model: I do it. We do it. You do it. The...

Intentional Copywork & the Emerging Reader: Sug...

In the preface of our book, Trees in the Forest: Growing Readers and Writers through Deep Comprehension, we introduced the teaching model: I do it. We do it. You do it. The...

Book cover of Rats! by Tracy Molitors

Rats!

You may have heard Rita and I discuss the practice of engaging young readers and writers in Intentional Copywork for strong and meaningful practice in consolidating language skills across all...

Rats!

You may have heard Rita and I discuss the practice of engaging young readers and writers in Intentional Copywork for strong and meaningful practice in consolidating language skills across all...

Perspectives of a Young Writer

Perspectives of a Young Writer

I remember when I was young, I found a high school poetry book on my brother's bookshelf. I still have the book. It was a small little text explaining poetry...

Perspectives of a Young Writer

I remember when I was young, I found a high school poetry book on my brother's bookshelf. I still have the book. It was a small little text explaining poetry...