Specsavers launches children’s writing competition to ‘give people something to smile about’
Got a little writer on your hands? Well, then they are bound to get excited about the new writing competition lanched by Specsavers, in a bid to encourage children to get creative and give people Something to Smile About through their storytelling. Inspired by a cartoon drawing of a magical mystic, children across the country […]
5 years ago
The handy little gadget that might help your child learn how to write better
Kids today, it seems, are struggling more with pencil grip that previous generation, a change many expert put down to too much time spent on tech (iPads and touch screens) and not enough time spent holding pencils and trying to write or colour. In fact, according to Sally Payne, the head paediatric occupational therapist at […]
6 years ago
Specsavers launches children’s writing competition as part of the An Post Irish Book Awards
Does your child love to write and make up stories? If so, then maybe you should show them this: To celebrates its sponsorship of the Junior and Senior Irish Children’s Book of the Year categories at the An Post Irish Book Awards, Specsavers has launched a nationwide writing competition – and children across the nation are being encouraged to enter. Inspired […]
7 years ago
Toddler literacy begins much earlier than we thought
Children as young as three can recognise important letter rules.
9 years ago
Eh #seriously? Hashtag is the children’s word of the year
Still figuring out how to type a # on your new laptop? Well prepare to feel #PastIt: the word hashtag has been announced the children’s word of the year. When entries to this year’s Radio 2’s 500 Words short story competition were analysed, the word’s (or symbol’s?) popularity among under-13s quickly became clear. In the […]
11 years ago