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Texting and “text speak” can be used to help build foundational reading skills such as word recognition and phonological awareness. 

Writing online, through blogs, wikis, or discussion forums can boost student motivation for writing and help students learn to adapt writing for different audiences, tasks, purposes, and disciplines.

Does your child want to do anything but write? Would they rather do chores than put a pencil to paper? Here are three tips for kids who don’t like to write. Watch as Jules Csillag, MS, a licensed speech-language pathologist and learning specialist, shares tips for parents on how to make writing an enjoyable activity. These writing tips for kids — from how to pick the right topics to utilizing assistive technology — will help to make writing easier and fun. “Most people write because they want to communicate something. And kids have a lot to communicate, so we need to support them in that,” says Jules. 

Jules Feiffer says he feels lucky that he’s doing work that is still challenging and that he loves.

Jules Feiffer fell in love with American comic strips as a young kid in the 1930s and 1940s.

Jules Feiffer describes cartooning as a kind of visual magic act.

After illustrating the Phantom Tollbooth Jules Feiffer never thought about doing children’s books again, until he had his own kids and that changed everything.

In the early stages of a book, the story can sometimes seem to write itself. Then come the careful revisions and polish.

Kate Feiffer says that most of her children’s books are inspired by her own family life and adventures.

Jules Feiffer’s story Bark, George started out as a bedtime story (a “radio story”) for his two-year old daughter.