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Posted on: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 in Family Activities, parent involvement, Reading, Summer, Summer Activities for Kids, Summer learning loss
Continuing with our Summer Reading series of blogs, we would like to make another suggestion to ensure a summer full of reading. Our last few blogs were about how to stop summer learning loss and get even the most reluctant … read more »
Posted on: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 in Book recommendations, Books, Graphic Novel, parent involvement, Reading, Reading series for kids, Summer, Summer Activities for Kids, Summer learning loss
Our book suggestions this week continue the theme of books for the kids to read over the summer to help reduce summer learning loss. The key is t6o find out what the kids enjoy select reading material that matches their … read more »
Posted on: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 in Book recommendations, Books, parent involvement, Reading, Reading series for kids, Summer, Summer Activities for Kids, Summer learning loss
Our blog this week was about Summer Learning Loss. One of the ways to reduce Summer Learning Loss is to keep the kids reading throughout the summer. This week’s book suggestions are books that are part of a series. If … read more »
Posted on: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 in Conversation with kids, Conversations with kids, Critical Thinking Skills, Family Activities, parent involvement, Reading, Reading tips for kids, Summer, Summer learning loss
Summertime is only a few days away and school vacation quickly follows the arrival of summer. Many of us may remember a favorite childhood chant we use to scream – No more teachers – no more books … BUT wait … read more »
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 in Conversation with kids, Conversations with kids, Critical Thinking Skills, Family Activities, parent involvement, Reading, Reading tips for kids, Summer, Summer learning loss
It’s only the middle of May and we are already hearing from many parents wondering what to do so that the dreaded summer learning loss can be avoided. For our new followers, summer learning loss is defined as loss of … read more »
Posted on: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 in Building Character, Cognitive Skills, Conversation with kids, Conversations with kids, Dr. Seuss, Honesty, Reading
This week’s blog was about character development in young children and through their teenage years. Our book recommendations address various character traits and are excellent reading for the various age groups. If You Had to Choose, What Would You Do? by … read more »
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in Cognitive Skills, Reading, Standardized Testing
The No Child Left Behind Law was enacted in 2001. Its goal was for all children to become proficient in reading, and math by the year 2014. Educators have worked tirelessly towards achieving that goal and, for teachers, teaching test … read more »
Posted on: Thursday, April 11th, 2013 in Reading
This week’s blog was about way you can help your children build robust vocabularies. The book suggested below are about kids who find different ways to deal with vocabulary. Educational, amusing and very entertaining. Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra … read more »
Posted on: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 in Conversation with kids, Family Activities, Kid's imagination, Listening to kids, Making predictions, parent involvement, Reading
Reading is the process of attaching meaning to the printed word. At READS we know that developing readers need to be taught how to comprehend what they are reading not just to sound out words. There are various ways to … read more »
Posted on: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 in Activities for kids, Gardening, Gardening for kids, Kids doing Research, parent involvement, Planting, Reading, spring
Last week we got six inches of snow, it was melted within hours and there, popping up in my garden, were daffodil stalks. And that makes it official – spring is almost here! Hmm – I was thinking – time to … read more »
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