Don Said:

What is the appropriate age for a child to start learning to write the alphabet and the numbers?

We Answered:

Sounds like a happy 4 yr old. Is she going into Prep school or Kindergarten? How did her K teacher make such a blantant statement of your daughters ability to excel in Kindergarten or not? One afternoon can't detemine that? What is going on with this women?

Does she have motor skills that warrant problems? While it is true that schools are pushing for the kids to not only write the alphabet and numbers but begin to read...

For the 3 numbers she has trouble writing make up follow the number dots or get a pad that allows her to trace over and over. Even using an etch a sketch.

You really need to tread carefully that u don't squelch her joy of learning. I would worry more about a teacher who is making comments so quickly. If there are concerns u haven't written about seek testing to see if there are underlying educational potential problems that early intervention will be proactive. But don't let her be label by this women.

Read to her lots every night, do you have a childrens museum that you can allow her to use all her senses in feel numbers and alphabet. Usually they have wonderful exhibits for kids to feel, touch, hear and write. Playing simple games so she recognizes the number and says it aloud and together you write it out. Maybe giving her a health snack reward for wonderful effort. Some children progress slower than others. As long as she's health, doesn't have vision problems, and neurologically fine I would just enjoy her age and all she succeeds at.

My own DD I can remember couldn't read very well. I got some computer games from the Learning Company. Math and Reading Blasters by grade level. They were fun, interactive and she not only improved reading and english but her math excel from the games and adventures. Do some homework and find the latest material and try one. I decided to let my younger son do them before school. It's probably one reason he excels in math. He loved the monkeys and the games. We use to go online to a childrens site and play games that would help with school. They had a prek section too. I just can't remember the web address. Google and ck.

Daryl Said:

Learning to write and what to begin with?

We Answered:

hot guy comes and saves u

Elmer Said:

My major is print journalism and I am learning to write for newspapers but I do NOT want to do that as a job?

We Answered:

you want better pay eh? your future awaits you maybe in this link:

http://www.pegr.com/

Derek Said:

What is the best book for learning to write learn characters in Mandarin Chinese?

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There are many books you could use to learn characters. The best books will first teach you the radicals and the stroke order before moving onto the actual characters. When I studied mandarin, I made the mistake of neglecting to learn the radicals or stroke order and I think it really impacted how fast I was able to learn them, not only learn to write them, but learn to recognize them, read them, etc.
Also you need to make sure the books you use have adequate room for you to practice or augment your book with. Repetition helps.

What can help even more is being able to utilize the characters in context, this means writing sentences or reading the characters in sentences in small stories. Also, since I would assume you spend a great deal of time on the computer or online (like a lot of people) then it would be helpful for you to use an online learning program. There is Chinese pod, Yellow bridge, and Clavis Sinica. They are all great programs, but Clavis Sinica specializes in characters.

Good luck with your studies, I hope you find them rewarding.

Troy Said:

How do I begin learning to write poetry?

We Answered:

I have to state my interest first, I am the moderator of a yahoogroup called 123kalliope. Our founder Anitra wrote a set of lessons and exercises that start at a beginner level, and will keep you developing for quite some time. At least one of our contributers has gone on to complete a Master of fine arts in poetry after working through them.

You can check the exercises here:

http://anitraweb.org/kalliope/archive.ht…

Our group address is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/

You would be most welcome to join us.

Allen Said:

Should people with Learning Disabilities write anything that will end up online?

We Answered:

why not? don't let other people bother you. they don't have any respect.