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Poetry tutoring

One of the functions of poetry is to help us make sense of ourselves in the world. It follows that it should be an integral part of the education of young people who, particularly in the adolescent years, have such difficulty in making sense of themselves because, as one poet put it, their inner world [...]

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Encouraging Young Writers

Long before they go to school, before they even know the alphabet, children begin to write. In fact, for most children, literacy begins at home . . . with a crayon. The scribbles of very young children have meaning to them, and scribbling actually helps them to develop the language skills that lead to reading. [...]

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