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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...

lakshmimitter
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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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...

lakshmimitter
Nov 30, 20226 min read
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A Second Grade Student Taught Me To Think Again...
Having read this book with several reading companions, I thought that this would be an apt book for a second grader who enjoys Math more...

lakshmimitter
Nov 17, 20224 min read
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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...

lakshmimitter
Nov 2, 20223 min read
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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...

lakshmimitter
Jun 29, 20227 min read
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Enable young readers to take ownership of their reading journeys
The lessons that my young reading companions taught me. I once recommended Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger to a few young readers....

lakshmimitter
May 11, 20223 min read
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5 Tips To Encourage Your Child To Pick Up A Book And Read.
A seven year old had just learnt to read after much effort. She was able to read quite fluently but became nervous each time she stumbled...

lakshmimitter
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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The Surprising Side Effect of Reading- An Imagination Boost
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination Will Get You Everywhere."- Albert Einstein How did that butterfly land on the tip of the...

lakshmimitter
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Should children be reading the news?
The term "news" may immediately make you associate it with negative/disturbing stories that appear in the news leading to several...

lakshmimitter
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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Does creative writing help children to enhance their ability to communicate clearly in writing?
We write to gather ideas, to think, to plan, to convey something important, why even to get something done. Yet the emphasis early on in...

lakshmimitter
Feb 15, 20225 min read
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When your child refuses to sit down with a book
Reading even for 10 mins at a time can be a difficult for children who love being active. These same children do not have any problem...

lakshmimitter
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Creative Writing Section In A Test/Exam, What Is It Trying To Achieve?
Experienced writers sometimes write several drafts before their writing is published. Children on the other hand are given little time to...

lakshmimitter
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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Reading an Encyclopedia to Reel off Facts is Barely Useful
It is definitely interesting to know about what makes the African Elephant different from the Asian Elephant. Why do they have gigantic...

lakshmimitter
Jan 5, 20223 min read
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Exploring Beyond the School Textbook- Using The Reading Skill To Be Curious.
School textbooks are a good base. They provide a set curriculum and serve as a propelling force to get your child started on an...

lakshmimitter
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Reading To Win A Debate
Exhausting someone in argument is not the same as convincing him. - Tim Kreider Harish Natarajan is a debating champion. He obviously...

lakshmimitter
Dec 8, 20214 min read
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Cohort Based Learning Sessions and Speaking With Confidence
Can online cohort based learning sessions help make a more impactful difference in enabling children to speak with confidence? There is...

lakshmimitter
Nov 10, 20215 min read
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Reading Aloud to Your Children
Do you feel tired reading aloud and wish that the children read books on their own? If yes, take a moment. As adults, we read the...

lakshmimitter
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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The need for instant gratification even in reading
"What do I do now? I am bored..." is a line that every parent knows. "Why don't you read a book?" is generally met with groans....

lakshmimitter
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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Talking to Learn New Words
What if it's possible to discover new words by talking about a word that everyone knows in the group? One thought could lead to another...

lakshmimitter
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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We have a potato problem to solve!
History can give interesting situations to ponder about and think of innovative ways in which one can solve a problem, given the...

lakshmimitter
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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