Young Student Authors Learn to Express Themselves

Reading a book can stretch the imagination, encourage thinking 'outside the box,' and expand horizons.  Writing a book can do even more.  Having children create their own books is one of the strategies many teachers and parents use to help youngsters develop creativity and a love of reading at an early age.   In a third grade classroom at Taylor Elementary school in Arlington, Virginia, the eight and nine-year-olds are busy writing, coloring and talking with their...

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