by Pat Marcello | Nov 23, 2010 | Writing
Continuing our series on “early readers,” let’s talk about who they are and where they’re coming from a bit more today. These aren’t infants and they’re not toddlers. They’re kids from about age 4 (the precocious) to about 8...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 22, 2010 | Writing
Kids seem to be in two categories: kids who enjoy books and kids who are more physical. The kids who enjoy books are easy to get reading, and this is something parents can instill when they’re growing from infant to young adult. But the kids who enjoy being more...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 21, 2010 | Writing
When you’re talking age with kids, they fall into distinctive patterns for what they can absorb intellectually. We’ve covered the preschoolers and picture book readers pretty well, and now, I’d like to take a look at “early readers”...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 20, 2010 | Writing
Over the past three posts, we’ve been talking about writing for preschool-age kids. These could be infants or kids as old as eight technically, though I like to think “six” when writing. These are our blank slates, just waiting for something cool to...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 19, 2010 | Writing
I love little kids, especially between four and about six years old. They’re just discovering everything and because everything is so new to them, they are easily excitable. The only problem is… they haven’t learned how to pay attention for long...
