

Developing Lifelong Readers.
The end of August is coming fast I really don’t know where the summer has gone. For me since I was in education for many years, with the...


Background Knowledge about the Fourth of July and our Country
Why do we celebrate 4th of July? If you ask your children this question you might hear such things as: go on vacations, swimming, go on a...


DAY Three - Home For Christmas from the book 12 Days of Christmas, Ideas for a Family Christmas Re
Home for Christmas is the third picture book in The 12 Days of Christmas Family Read A Loud program. It is designed to guide you through...


FIRST READ-ALOUD OF THE FALL
It is getting dark earlier now and the morning starts with a definite chill in the air. I see the big yellow buses rolling along the...


THE IMPORTANCE OF SUMMER READING WITH YOUR CHILDREN
It is important to read with your children consistently through the summer so they will not regress in their reading proficiency. ...


30 MIN EVERYDAY - PERFECT SCORE ON ACT EXAM
My blogs are going to be coming from three main sources: Jim Trelease's "The Read-Aloud Handbook, 7th edition, The Power of Reading:...


Why read to children?
Parents one of the most important activities that you can do with your children is to read to them and listen to them read. We have all...