5 great reasons to read words OUT of context
The following guest post is written by Becky Spence of This Reading Mama. Becky is a busy homeschooling mama of four littles, and she constantly …
word consciousness
give words as a gift: word conscious kids use wordle
It's that time of year again, when the fliers start coming around collecting money for teacher gifts. And collecting for teachers' gifts--on top of …
raising word conscious kids: a chat with Mando and Rosita of Sesame Street
I can't stress enough the importance of raising word-conscious kids.
Words are everywhere, all around us. Why not capitalize on the learning …
learning during read-alouds: oral language development
Sometimes, simple is better. Sometimes, more choices make us more confused.
If Maddy, Owen, and Cora were shown an amazing pallet of face paints …
trying tapas: rockville restaurant week (& giveaway!)
For the last few days, Cora and I have read Susan Middleton Elya's Bebé Goes Shopping more times than I can count.
In the story, Mamá y Bebé take a …
a word a day: getting the family involved
Maddy, Owen, and Cora have loved the Word a Day we've been doing for the past two weeks--more than I anticipated and much to my surprise.
It's …
word a day: creating word conscious, word happy kids
Our very first day of the Smart Summer Challenge found us lazying around at home because Owen returned from swim and dive feeling really under the …
learning during read-alouds: word consciousness
We shouldn't try to fill every second of our children's lives with learning and lessons.
Our kiddos really do need time for free play indoors or …
creating word-conscious kids
A portion of this article was originally posted by me on ABC & 123 on 5/17/10.
Just the way that some people will notice a kite in the sky, a …
asking the heart questions
This morning at breakfast, before we even had a chance to check out Maddy's kindergarten calendar or talk about the weather, an article in The Kids …