Click here for Story and Poetry Starters. Beginning or skilled readers can enjoy others' stories independently. Read the works aloud to children who are just learning how print works. Communicate their original thoughts in ways others can understand.
Literacy involves using both words and art to communicate messages.
Learn about books that other children have reviewed in visual book reports. Children may be inspired to read those books or to write and illustrate their own reviews. Try new approaches to starting an original story or poem. Being published is a tremendous boost to a child's sense of accomplishment.