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    • comprehension
      • activating schema
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      • inferring
      • predicting
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      • retelling / summarizing
      • visualizing
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    • environmental print
    • fluency
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    • word consciousness
    • vocabulary
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    • creative writing
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    • informative writing
    • tripod grip
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    • numbers
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Amy Kilpatrick Mascott is the creator of teachmama.com, where since 2008, she has shared tools and resources parents can use to become the best teachers they can be for their children.

A Reading Specialist, writer, and literacy consultant, Amy’s work has been featured on dozens of online and print publications, including Scholastic Parents, PBS Parents, readwritethink.org, PBS Digital Studios, and more.

Amy is a former high school English teacher who has truly expanded the walls of her classroom, lending her expertise at local and national events and co-authoring two books: Setting the Stage for Rock-Star Readers: Help Young Children Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading (Scholastic, 2019) and Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips for Helping Your Child Develop A Lifelong Love of Reading (Scholastic, 2016).

Married to an elementary school principal, Amy resides in the DC Metro with her three crazy-cool kids (15, 13, and 12 years old), a dog, a bird, and a hamster.

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