Because reading and writing go hand-in-hand, it is important to teach your child to write while learning to read. You can encourage writing by offering a variety of writing tools. I will begin with the magna doodle. I have great memories of snuggling on the couch with my children while they learned to write their abc’s using a magna doodle. The best part was no messy markers on the couch! But the downside was when someone would leave it on the floor to be stepped on and ruined. Needless to say, we went through a lot of magna doodles over the years with our four kids!

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