‘Power’ named children’s word of the year

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 24, 2021

Analysis of children’s short stories has revealed striking trends in language use and subject matter.

The researchers identified a much more positive tone in children's writing compared to 2020.

Drawing from a huge sample size of 76,000 short stories – and over 9 million words in total – ...

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