Here is another idea for how to give the gift of writing to someone special. The 'cinquain' is a 5-line poem invented by Adelaide Crapsey (real name) in the early 20th century. It has a neat structure which goes like this: line 1 - 2 syllables line 2 - 4 syllables line 3 - 6 … Continue reading Little Trees
However broad or narrow it may seem to us as adults, children are rich in their own language. Not just in terms of vocabulary, but also the ways in which they construct language too, for example, saying certain phrases or words in a certain order because that's how a parent or grand-parent says them. It … Continue reading Children’s Language
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