Category: Writing at five years of age

A History of the World in 100 Objects · John Searle · Neil MacGregor · Writing at five years of age

Writing: the greatest invention the world has ever known?

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In the series A History of the World in 100 Objects, Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, asks us to imagine a world without writing. ‘It is,’ he says, ‘inconceivable because our modern life and above all our modern government is based almost entirely on writing.’ He claims that ‘of all of mankind’s great… Continue reading Writing: the greatest invention the world has ever known?

Writing at five years of age

Creative writing at five years of age!

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Yesterday morning I received this letter from a head teacher of a school where all the teaching staff, including the head, have been trained in Sounds-Write: Dear John,Please find enclosed a copy of a piece of unaided writing recently carried out by a child at our school. It is a testament to the power of… Continue reading Creative writing at five years of age!