Award-winning Journalist Byron Pitts stopped by Rescue Writing to offer a little support for our young writers. You will be a little smarter in two minutes, if you watch my video, or read my story. The secret of writing a story people want to read starts with the first sentence. Tell your reader something they …
This is JK DRZZ. He is a major league pitching ace for the Tampa Bay Rays. We ran into him at Spring Training in Port Charlotte, FL; and he was upset. He lost his vowels. Since he is Italian, he really needs them, since Italian names often have a lot of vowels. Actually, EVERY word …
Rescue Writing is committed to finding and sharing tools for teachers and parents to help children understand and enjoy the writing process. We found this 10-minute video by Sara Bruce that breaks down a useful step-by-step that you can use with any child today! https://youtu.be/hw8LqOtctVA
Words. Lots of words. The dictionary is the best friend of a writer. Go ahead, read it, fall it love with words…see what adventures escape from the pages. Especially the verbs. Verbs are where the action lives. The stronger the verb, the stronger the action and the more interested your reader will be in your …
“Talking about books helps people to live and to read better… We talk to identify with new heroes, to dream new lifelines, to weave new stories into the fabric of ourselves. We talk about books because we believe in the education of the heart, but also because talking about books helps children read more thoughtfully, …
Lucy Calkins stated in her book Raising Lifelong Learners, “The mark of a good conversation is when our minds are awake, and we are thinking with the other person.” What does this mean? It means that, “It is important children learn to listen not just out of politeness, not just because they are waiting for …
“Stories… create our first memories … from the stories we hear as children we inherit the ways we talk about how we feel, the values which we hold to be important, and what we regard as the truth.” This quote from author and educator, Margaret Meek, shows how deep the roots of stories go in …
“Talk is the foundation of a child’s learning life. Through language meaning is built.” Lucy Calkins says in her book Raising Lifelong Learners. When children begin to converse it is crucial they feel heard. We must listen openly to them, “If you want children to talk with you, you need to accept what they say and …
Every once in a while we turn our blog over to young amazing writers! Our first guest writer is 9-year-old Selena Schulz from Florida who published her own book and created an organization to help animals in need. Selena’s story shows how valuable the words of young writers are and how their actions can create …
An important step of any writer’s process is the sharing phase. When children write they are revealing part of themselves, and this shows the reader a little bit about who they are. This gives a glimpse into what is important to them and how they learn. When children read the work of their peers they …
