Kindergarten Readiness Provides a packet of reading, writing, and math assessments as well as teaching suggestions to prepare young children for kindergarten http://www.kindergartenreadiness.net
Extractions: Welcome to the Kindergarten Readiness Web Site! Kindergarten Readiness specializes in preparing young children for kindergarten. Studies show that early schooling has enormous benefits. When engaged in a good readiness program, those children are less likely to need special-education services and more likely to graduate. After leaving school, they are more likely to be employed and less likely to be on welfare. Helping all children start school ready to learn is critical to their future success and to the well-being of society as a whole. Children who start school behind their peers are unlikely to catch up. Children who enter kindergarten with limited word reading skills are the most likely to develop later reading difficulties and require remedial education. - Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development Help your child start school ready to learn! The Kindergarten Readiness Guide is designed to teach all parents how to work one-on-one with their preschool children to best prepare them for kindergarten. Kindergarten Readiness offers: Reading, Writing, Math and Fine-Motor Skills assessments
Glacier Press Publishing Company - Fiction Writing Contest Invites entries (maximum 20,000 words) to a number of categories, including Short Story, Novel/Novella, and children's Works. Prize $500, plus publication. Deadline April 30. Entry fee $25. http://www.glacierpress.com/contest.html
Extractions: Oct. 31, 2004 Enter the Glacier Press Writing Contest! Get Published! Glacier Press takes great pride in finding new authors and poets with an as yet undiscovered talent. Our annual writing contest gives us an opportunity to read new works by up and coming authors and gives new authors an opportunity to be found. The contest is intended for authors that have had fewer than three previous works published in the category/genre in which they submit for competition. Competition winners will receive a $500 cash prize and will be published in the annual anthology of new writers. Winners will also receive special consideration for publication of their future work.
Young Authors Workshop Resource Pages Welcome children in grades 4 to 7 are taken through the writing process in a stepby-step fashion, beginning with how to find ideas for stories and continuing through finding online markets for publishing those stories. http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/index.html
Extractions: WELCOME TO THE The purpose of these pages is to provide middle school students (about Grades 4 through 7) with links to online resources that will take them step by step through the writing process. The steps in this process are those used in Writer's Workshop. The pages are designed for use by an individual student or small group of students working on a project, but could also be used by a child working at home or by a whole class. There is also a page for teachers with links to additional creative writing resources and some writing projects. The pages will help children to find online sources for writing ideas, writing tips, interactive writing projects, places to discuss and ask for advice about writing from peers or published writers, editing references, and finally, places to publish the writing. Click on the scroll to enter the workshop now!
Flex Your Writing Muscles! Traveling twoday workshops for children's book writers presented by children's writing experts Laura Backes and Linda Arms White. http://wemakewriters.com/
Young Fantasy Writers For all children and teens with the love of writing fantasy. Share, read, and get tips on writing fantasy literature. http://www.freewebs.com/youngfantasywriters
Extractions: Welome to Young Fantasy Writers . Here, I offer advice for editing, rewriting, tips on writing fantasy, and submitting your manuscript (if you write short stories, that's all right). Also, If you wish for others to see your work, email it to me at elfstrider82@yahoo.com and I will post it at the site, copywrited. For others to critique it, they must send me their comments, and I will post it in the Comments on Written Pieces section. I will be glad to share and recieve advice from anyone, and also, if you further wish to explore a writer's workshop for young writers, join the yahoo group named Young Authors, the moderator is kind and the system of critiquing is slighty more organized - you may reach that here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/young_authors/ . Enjoy.
Extractions: HOME ABOUT US WHAT'S NEW? FEEDBACK ... CONTACT US STORY WRITING TIPS Stories are one of the core elements of the lesson plans on this site. Some of our collaborators have asked that we provide some guidelines for the stories they are contributing. This section of the web site features articles and tips about writing stories from noted children's authors. Please let us know if you come across other articles, such as these, that you think may be of interest to other visitors to this site. FEATURED ARTICLES What Makes a Good Story Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Writing About Famous People Writing Powerful Endings ... How to Overcome Writer's Block WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY? by Aaron Shepard Good writers often break rulesbut they know theyre doing it! Here are some good rules to know ... read What Makes a Good Story? WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS? by Karleen Bradford How often have I been asked that question! It seems people think a writer is a person who walks around, or sits around, waiting until an idea strikes. Pow! The idea hits, floods through the brain and out the fingertips onto the computer keys and a story is born. Just like that. Those of you who have struggled to write know better read Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Extractions: Email: kaenterprises@sympatico.ca Hello!! My name is Karen Anderson. For most of my thirty-two year career I taught Grade One and Two. Over the years I was always on the lookout for programs that would help my students learn more effectively and save preparation time "Jump Into Learning Reproducibles" are programs based on my experience as a primary teacher. We provide reproducible books for primary students specifically Grade One and Two. However, several books such as the Author Studies and The Green Dragon Club have material suitable for students up to Grade Three. These reproducible books teachers or parents . These programs meet or surpass most government guidelines and are an excellent resource for primary teachers. Karen Anderson My Jump Into Products . . . NEW This reproducible book comprises a complete program for Grade Three social studies, science and health. It contains 525 pages and provides at least one major topic from each subject area per term. There are six major social studies units, five major science units and three major health unitsall meeting or surpassing ministry guidelines. The book includes an overview of the year, complete long range plans by subject, and term-by-term student checklists by subject. Unit tests are included throughout the book
Extractions: by Adrian and Yoon Seon Welcome to Writing Workshop, where you will find Adrian and Yoon's various writing samples. The poetry in this site are written by Adrian, who writes to find a connection with nature. We also included some of his children's poetry and stories which he uses in his English lessons. Why people abuse is an essay by Yoon Seon. It examines how the new trend to view domestic violence as partner violence may undermine the needs of Asian women whose experience of domestic violence may differ. Winter hearts is a short story by Yoon Seon. It deals with conflit between in-laws and the process of an individual regaining her freedom. We hope you will find our web site enjoyable. Thanks for coming.
Writing Children's Picture Books writing children s picture books. Your are here Pagewise Home Hobbies, Sports Leisure Hobbieswriting writing children s picture books. http://mo.essortment.com/childrensbookw_rjxz.htm
Extractions: Writing children's picture books Have you ever wanted to write a children's picture book? Learn how to write original, engaging picture books. So youd like to write a childrens picture book, but you dont know where to start? Picture books are wonderful, visually engaging exercises for children. Read the following article to learn how to write original picture books. bodyOffer(30611) In general, picture books are 30-34 pages long. Publishers often state that they must be 32 pages, so this is a good estimation. Not all of this space needs text. The entire picture book can be pictures, or pictures can be mixed with text throughout. An ideal book is one with pictures on both pages of an open book, and writing on at least one page. When writing a picture book, it is wise to avoid poetry, and instead attempt to write lyrical language. This is because publishers rarely accept poetry from other than a select group of writers. When submitting a picture book, it is not advised to also submit illustrations. Publishers often provide an illustrator after revising a book. Picture books exist in three categories: 2-6 years, 6-10 years, and 10 and up. When writing, its wise to set your ideas down carefully first on paper in an outline to determine which audience you are writing for. Several gradations exist of this genre. A classic picture book contains only picture. Contemporary picture books contain text and writing that complement each other. There are occasional variations from this format, in special cases.
Extractions: Powered by Atomz june Updates Have Arrived! June is here. Sunny warm days, kids out of school what more could we want? Some extra writing time would be nice. I hope you enjoy this month's updates. I'm hoping to give janfields.com a new face beginning next month. We'll also be beginning a new site focusing on children's magazines. So check back to see the exciting changes next month. One new change this month is that I've taken on a new column at MyShelf.com . I plan to focus on interviews with authors so check out the one I did with Dotti Enderle. That column runs every other month and it looks like it'll be a hoot. For this month's grammar tip scroll to the bottom of this page. It's a handy hint for dealing with a problem writer face frequently. Don't you want to know? The Checklist looks at figurative language. You'll learn the technical name of some creative bits that children's writers do all the time. See if you can fit these things into your next soccer mom get together and watch their eyes glaze over. The Computer Help for this month looks at websites. It's the first in a series designed to help those considering launching into website design.
The * Young * Writers * Club Aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pastime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities. http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
Extractions: C lub Acknowledgement This club aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pastime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities. If you want to be a member of "THE YOUNG WRITERS CLUB" get your paper and pencils (keyboards and fingers) ready. If you like writing, we think you are going to love this club! *~CONTENTS~* About TYWC TYWC's online magazine We are looking for non-fiction items of interest to people around the world. They may be about anything, for example, problems in education, the environment, the future of technology, computers, personal relations, etc. Articles should be a minimum of around 250 words, but the main criteria is that they are well thought out, well argued and grammatically correct! Use this submission form to send articles.
Extractions: Join us Meet the poets Write a poem Events ... HOME s="na";c="na";j="na";f=""+escape(document.referrer) Whether you want to annoy your parents with noisy poems, impress your friends with wordplay poems, scare your sister with alien poems or join in with our activities and write your own poems, The Scottish Poetry Library has what you're looking for. With over 20 000 books of poetry and on poets, 50 poetry journals, a press archive and an audio section, a visit to the library is a must if you are studying poetry at school. Online activities at YSPL Participate and be inspired! Write A Poem with the help of our expert. There are 4 interactive templates to get you started and you can even send your poem to a friend. Meet The Poet introduces Ron Butlin, Matthew Fitt, Valerie Gillies, Diana Hendry, Edwin Morgan and Liz Niven talking about where they get their ideas, their top writing tips, what they like best about being a poet and much, much more.
Extractions: in 1990, began as The Cullinan Resource Center for Dyslexia. Its foundation was the result of Joanne's determination to create a center that would meet the needs of those with language learning differences, fueled by her own experience raising a child with dyslexia. OUR PHILOSOPHY ACADEMIC SUCCESS OUR METHOD At The Cullinan Education Center there are no learning disabilities, only "learning differences."
ElementalWriting - New Writers New Stories Site dedicated to publishing new writing. Contains poetry and prose, as well as a children's section. http://www.elementalwriting.co.uk
Extractions: Site Mission Stories can teach us a lot about the writer, their close society, the world they live in, much of which the writer may not even be aware of. But they also teach us, the reader by our reactions and feeling towards the pieces, about ourselves, about our society about our world however different from that of the writer. It is only when read and interpreted by others that the true meaning can be extrapolated by the writer, it is only via this process that the writer can discover new ways of expressing their meaning. I want to encourage this process, to use my reactions to assist others to develop. You are being re-directed to the appropriate site for your browser... Thank you for your patience.
Fabulous Fiction Creative writing, comics, and interactive activities for children. You write the story. Site artists will draw it. Collaborate on writing exercises with children from around the world. http://www.fabfiction.com/
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Untitled Document A storytelling community for children and parents with creative writing, illustrated stories, and interactive activities. children can read, hear, see, and create stories before them. Stories are available for many different levels of readers. The site offers audio and video content http://www.storybookonline.net/main.html
Canadian Children’s Book Centre | Home A national, nonprofit organization to promote and encourage the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian children's books by supporting the Canadian children's publishing industry. http://www.bookcentre.ca/
Extractions: Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. Welcome! With book collections and extensive resources in five cities across Canada, the CCBC is a treasure-trove for anyone interested in Canadian books for young readers. Through our publications and programs (such as the quarterly magazine, and the annual ), the CCBC actively promotes Canadian books and brings their readers and creators together. Contact Us The 2004 Childrens Gala! SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Call for Touring Author and Illustrator Nominations for Book Week 2004 ... info@bookcentre.ca
Ruth Ohi's Resource For Children's Illustrators The Purple Crayon Website of Harold Underdown, children s editor. Lots of great info here about children s writing and illlustrating. http://www.electricpenguin.com/ruthohi/illus/
Extractions: main bibliography samples FAQ ... news I also have some information about the children's illustration process in my FAQ . Here are a few other resources that you might find useful: The Canadian Children's Book Centre Canadian Children's Illustrators CANSCAIP Children's Book Council Author and Illustrator Page Children's Publishers and Submission Guidelines Online The Drawing Board Illustrating Children's Books: A Student's Guide From the University of Georgia.
