Website funded, in part, by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Parents and teachers need to understand that reading and writing go hand in hand. In fact I think writing is the most powerful, the most active, and the most interesting way to become fluent at reading.
Students often see writing as a chore.
They have so many things to say, but the mechanics of writing slows them down and stifles their enthusiasm. Click here for a video clip of Jeannine discussing children and computers. Jeannine Herron is a true visionary. A number of years ago, our nation released reports that reading instruction was failing an alarming number of students. Now research is stressing the importance of that very union.