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When do children learn to write? Earlier than you might think

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imageYoung children are writing even before they are reading.Steven Yeh, CC BY-NC-ND

We typically think of writing as something that is out of reach for preschool children. After all, young children can’t write recognizable letters, and they can’t spell words.

We have been studying young children’s knowledge about writing in our...

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