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Suffolk notebook: Getting little hands ready to write

Prekindergarten students in the Middle Country Central School District are getting ready to learn to write this fall - without pens or pencils.

Instead, the Selden and Centereach teachers plan to use other activities - ranging from singing to pounding Play-Doh - to teach kids the motor skills needed to master handwriting.

To learn the techniques, 31 district educators attended a workshop...

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