comprehension
nursery rhymes: powerful poems for fluency and more
April is National Poetry Month! Did you know that? It is, and it’s not too late to jump in on the celebration! We have been doing little things over here ...
read across america week: resources GALORE!
One of the reading and literacy world’s biggest months is just around the corner, so we’re kicking it off with a fantabulous twitter event–and we want you to join us! ...
how to make silent reading more meaningful
Silent reading can–and should–be a meaningful, rich, awesome experience for kids. And parents can–and should–be able to support their young readers at home, just by keeping a few important things ...
develop strong reading skills early: skimming vs reading
I realized something recently that I should have noticed way before now. Actually, I had an idea about it, but I wasn’t really for sure for sure. One of my ...
help! when kids hate reading: 3 tips for parents
It’s hard–I get that. Parenting in general is a tough gig, but when your child dislikes something that you love? Something that comes as naturally to you as walking or ...
3 ways to talk to your kids about books
I remember a time, not so long ago, when Maddy, Owen, and Cora would talk to me for (what seemed to be) hours upon end about things. Just anything. Books, ...
improve fluency: slow down speedy readers
I’ve said before that one of the things that you never want to say to a reader is Slow down! You’re reading too fast! or. . . . . . ...
learning during read-alouds: critical thinking, new literacies
I read an extremely interesting article this week that has really left me thinking about how I read with my children. It left me thinking about my expectations for what ...
learning during read-alouds: what IS reading?
So. . . what IS reading? Is it the ability to read a single word on a page? Is it the ability to read every single word on a page? ...
10 tips for read-aloud learning
Hip, hip HOORAY! This week has a little gem of a day hiding inside — World Read Aloud Day! March 7th is World Read Aloud Day, and I stand firmly ...
best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables
One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until then, ...
