“Human beings have a deep need to represent their experience through writing… we write because we want to understand our lives.” This quote from The Art of Teaching Writing by children’s literature expert Lucy Calkins describes how to empower children to write. Children write to understand their chaos, but it isn’t enough. They want to be …
If you love celebrating Halloween then share some history with your child or class about it! It’s important to educate children on the history and traditions of holidays they celebrate so as they get older they understand the world in which they live. TIME for Kids has a great article explaining the origins of costumes, …
Rescue Writing was honored to sit down with ABC journalist and author Byron Pitts to talk about writing tips and secrets. Byron’s tips are part of our collection of learning videos, a resource for teachers and parents to ignite the passion for writing in their children and students. In this video, Byron discusses the importance …
Last Friday afternoon Rescue Writing took part in a fun community event to share the great work we are doing with teachers and young writers. Florida Funders partnered with the rideshare service Uber to give start-up companies an opportunity to give a 15 minute pitch of their business to an investor, here’s the catch, in …
