international literacy day: cora cooks pancit
September 8th is International Literacy Day (hooray!), and although we’ve been busy re-arranging our house (believe it) and …
read-aloud learning
non-fiction reading and real-life learning with fish
We’re pet sitting for the next few days, and Maddy, Owen and Cora are loving it. Nothing cuddly or furry, but these little guys …
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 new …
making connections– with poems we love
Lately, we’ve been so busy. May flew by, like it always does for us–a blur of end-of-school activities, yard work, picnics, …
reading, learning, and dogs, dogs, dogs
Ever since Brady boy entered our lives, things have been hectic, nuttier than ever, and dog-crazy.
While Maddy, Owen, and Cora have …
getting a little sneaky with literacy
Too many times, parents think that in order to support their children’s developing literacy skills, they have to sit down with a book on their …
a scared and lonely bear: predicting
Predicting is one of the easiest comprehension strategies to use with emerging readers, and like many of these important components of early literacy, …
sight word memory
Several times over the last few weeks, Maddy, Owen, and I have played Sight Word Memory. It’s an easy game, fun, and certainly worthwhile. And …
poem, poem, the cookie jar poem
For the last few days, Maddy has been bouncing around the house, reciting poems from her kindergarten class.
Lately, she’s taken to “The …
easy peazy print referencing
As I’ve said before, little ones can learn important reading strategies even before they’re decoding the text by themselves. All they …
high time for magazines: Highlights for Children’s High-Five Magazine
Having had the opportunity to take part in the Highlights Magazine’s “State of the Kid” press conference yesterday, I was inspired …
every picture tells a story
The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart and illustrations by David Small, is honestly one of the most beautiful children’s books I have …