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Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Julie Niles Petersen

Back on July 16, 2010, I was overjoyed to find out that my blog was nominated for another award, “The Versatile Blogger.” What made it even more special was that this award was first given to Susan Dee (aka @literacydocent), … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Awards, Literacy Blogs, My Background | Tagged Blog Awards, Blogging, Facebook, Literacy Related Blogs, Master's Program, My Background, My Personal Learning Network (PLN), Susan Dee, Twitter | 6 Comments

Why and How to Motivate a Reluctant Reader (1 of 2)

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Julie Niles Petersen

A guest post request on motivation from Dawn Little at the Literacy Toolbox inspired me to write the post below. After following her on Twitter for some time, I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting her in person at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Knowledge, Help for Parents, Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Volume, Struggling Readers, Vocabulary | Tagged Audio Books, Audiobooks, Authors, Background Knowledge, Book Series, Closed Captioning, Content Area Reading, Daniel Willingham, Dawn Little, Dictionaries, English Language Learners (ELLs), Facebook, Finland, Genres, Guest Posting, Help for Parents, Home Libraries, Inference, IRA's 55th Annual Convention - 2010, Jim Trelease, Jokes, Librarians, Libraries, Motivation, Non-Fiction/Informational Text, Phonics/Decoding, Poetry/Nursery Rhymes, Reading Aloud to Children, Reading Comprehension, Reading Is Boring, Reading stamina, Reading Volume, Reluctant Readers, Second Language Learners, Struggling Readers, Studies, Talk in the Home, Twitter, University of Oregon, Videos, Vocabulary, Wonder | 12 Comments

What I’ve Been Doing Since My Last Post (1 of 3)

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Julie Niles Petersen

These past months have kept me very busy. Before going to Texas for a very special high school graduation at the end of May, I began learning how to use Google Reader so I could read other blogs on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blog Awards, Delicious, Diigo, Facebook, GoodReads, Google Reader, Help for Parents, Jim Trelease, LeeAnn Moore, LibraryThing, Literacy Related Blogs, My Personal Learning Network (PLN), QuickReads, Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ), Reading Specialist Positions, Shelfari, Susan Dee, The Reading Teacher, The TWRCtank on Facebook | 8 Comments

Queen Rania of Jordan Opens the International Reading Association’s 55th Annual Convention in Chicago

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Julie Niles Petersen

I had the amazing opportunity to listen to Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan at the opening general session of the International Reading Association’s (I.R.A.) 55th annual convention in Chicago on April 26, 2010. Before going into the session, I … Continue reading →

Posted in IRA's 55th Annual Convention - 2010 | Tagged 1 Goal Campaign: Education for All, Award Ceremony, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Book Recommendations, Facebook, Honors Council Award, International Reading Association (IRA), IRA's 55th Annual Convention - 2010, Kathryn H. Au, My Background, Opening General Sessions, Orange County Reading Association, Patricia A. Edwards, Patrick Gaston, People to Follow on Twitter, Poverty, Queen Rania of Jordan, Reading Conferences & Conventions, ReadWriteThink, Statistics, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The TWRCtank on Facebook, The View, Thinkfinity, Twitter, TWRCr, Verizon Foundation, Videos | 3 Comments

Medicine to Help Prevent Reading Difficulties: The Reach Out and Read Program

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Julie Niles Petersen

It is National Volunteer Month and I have been contemplating how I would like to contribute to my community. Recently, I learned about Reach Out and Read (ROR) and I am amazed by everything I read about this program. Therefore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Literacy, Reading Aloud to Children, Vocabulary | Tagged 30 Million Word Gap, Academic Success, Achievement Gap, Early Literacy, Facebook, Hart & Risley, Help for Parents, Libraries, Non-Profit Literacy Organizations, Pediatricians, People to Follow on Twitter, Reach Out and Read, Reading Aloud to Children, Reading Comprehension, Research, Statistics, Studies, Talk in the Home, Twitter, Videos, Vocabulary, Volunteering | 1 Comment

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Why and How to Motivate a Reluctant Reader (1 of 2)

Queen Rania of Jordan Opens the International Reading Association’s 55th Annual Convention in Chicago

Medicine to Help Prevent Reading Difficulties: The Reach Out and Read Program

Psst… “TWRC” rhymes with “work.” With a little TWRCing, I bet you can figure out what the letters T-W-R-C represent. :)

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Versatile Blogger Award

Why and How to Motivate a Reluctant Reader (1 of 2)

What I’ve Been Doing Since My Last Post (1 of 3)

Queen Rania of Jordan Opens the International Reading Association’s 55th Annual Convention in Chicago

Medicine to Help Prevent Reading Difficulties: The Reach Out and Read Program

Psst… “TWRC” rhymes with “work.” With a little TWRCing, I bet you can figure out what the letters T-W-R-C represent. :)

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