More than 70 percent of Grade 5 children in the Philippines were under the three lowest bands or proficiency level for writing skills. Also in the Philippines, 45 percent of Grade 5 children are ...

“I just thought wow what a better way to have a pen pal program, to have these kids, they can work on their writing skills,” said Valerie Krieger, 4th grade teacher and founder of Operation Sav ...

Recently released NAPLAN summary results show a decline in the writing scores of Grade 7 students at a national ... on the development of lower-order skills, such as handwriting and spelling ...