The Write Start (31 page)
Handwriting Curriculum
Handwriting Without Tears
Developmentally based handwriting tools, resources, workbooks, and an excellent handwriting curriculum, all created by an occupational therapist, Jan Olsen, OTR.
Writing and Art Supplies
General Supplies
Chalkboard Paint
Chalkboard Cloth
Temporary Tattoo Paper
Iron-On Transfer Paper
Height-Adjustable Desks
Educational Supply Stores
Skill-Building Toys and Tools
Occupational Therapy Tools
Self-Publishing Sites
Photo Book-Making Sites
Publishing Opportunities for Children
Stone Soup
This international literary magazine, founded in 1973, is published six times a year. Stories, poems, and book reviews are accepted from children eight to thirteen years old.
Skipping Stones
This multicultural magazine accepts children’s original writing in all languages. Five bimonthly issues are published during the school year.
Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans and Anthology of Short Stories by Young Americans
Submissions of poetry and short stories from children in kindergarten through grade twelve are considered for these anthologies, which are published annually.
Cricket
and related publications
Spider, Ask,
and
Muse
These magazines have monthly writing contests, each with specific age ranges, themes, and deadlines. Consult a current issue for guidelines.
Highlights
This magazine publishes children’s creative writing, such as poems, jokes, stories, recipes, craft ideas, and book reviews.
Books for Parents
Games for Writing: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write.
Peggy Kaye. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1995.
Montessori Read and Write: A Parent’s Guide to Literacy for Children.
Lynne Lawrence. Three Rivers Press, 1998.
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent’s Guide.
Lucy Calkins with Lydia Bellino. Da Capo Press, 1998.
The Read-Aloud Handbook.
Jim Trelease. Penguin, 2006.
Kim Pace Photography
J
ENNIFER
H
ALLISSY
is a mom and a pediatric occupational therapist who has a happy preoccupation with the art and science of writing development. Having earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University, she teaches courses for parents and professionals. Also a freelance writer, Jennifer contributes to national parenting magazines. She lives in Port Washington, New York, with her husband, Bruce, and two children, Jack (a Speller) and Gracie (a Scribbler). Read along as she explores all things writing-related on her blog,
thewritestart.typepad.com
.
Note: Index entries from the print edition of this book have been included for use as search terms. They can be located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.
academic success
alphabet.
See also
letters of alphabet
archiving
article writing worksheet
attention
autograph book
binders
blindfolded, writing
books; handmade
box, archival
butcher paper
candle-making project
career success
chair
chalk
chalkboard; paint
coupons
crayons
cubbies
cursive alphabet chart
cutting
desk
digital archive
display
doctor, playing
doorknob sign
drawers
drawing
education, higher
expectations
eyes closed, writing with
family tree
fatigue
field guide
filing
fill-in-the-blank story
fish tales
food
fortune-tellers
frustration
grasps and grasping
greeting cards
guest check
hand, using nondominant
hand strength
inventor’s logbook
journals
kraft paper
learning; multisensory
left-handed writers
letter writing
letters of alphabet; drawing.
See also
alphabet
lists
literacy
love notes
markers
mazes
medical chart
memo.
See also
messages
messages.
See also
telephone messages
money
Morse code
muscles, small and big
mysteries
newspaper
newsprint
note passing
notebooks
office tasks
organization
paper; plain vs. lined
parents; proactive; writing
parties
pen pals
pencil picture
pencils; colored; holding
pens
phone.
See
telephone messages
plans
play/playfulness
poetry