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How Parents Can Help Children Succeed In School
Below is my response to a great question posed by Amy (aka @teachmama) on the “We Teach Reading” group in the We Teach Ning. You can find that question here: “Learning During Read Alouds.” Hi Amy, If there was one … Continue reading
Why and How to Motivate a Reluctant Reader (1 of 2)
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
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Medicine to Help Prevent Reading Difficulties: The Reach Out and Read Program
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
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Looking for a Great Way to Practice Reading Fluency? Think Poetry!
I am writing this post in celebration of national poetry month. One of my favorite elementary school memories is being read aloud to in my school library. I vividly remember sitting there, criss-cross applesauce style, laughing out loud to the … Continue reading
Posted in Fluency, Struggling Readers
Tagged Alan Katz, Articles on Teaching Reading, Book Recommendations, Bruce Lansky, Critical Analysis, Cybraryman, Dr. Seuss, External Link Categories, Fluency, Help for Parents, Interviews, Jack Prelutsky, Kathy A. Perfect, Kenn Nesbitt, Margie Palatini, Master's Program, Michael Graves, National Poetry Month, National Writing Project, Online Reading Material for Kids, People to Follow on Twitter, Poetry Anthologies, Poetry Olio, Poetry Performance Parties, Poetry Slams, Poetry/Nursery Rhymes, Poets, Radio Reading, Read 180, Read Alouds, Readers Theater, Reading Aloud to Children, Reading Rate (Speed), Reading Researchers, Reading Rockets, Reading with Expression, Repeated Readings, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Robert Pottle, S. Jay Samuels, Shel Silverstein, Struggling Readers, Timothy Rasinski, Twitter, Videos
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What Happens in the Home Before Kids Start School Affects Their Vocabulary & Overall Academic Success
Whenever people discuss the achievement/opportunity gap, the first thing that comes to my mind is the Hart & Risley study from 1995. You can read the entire study in this book, Interview with Todd Risley by Children of the Code … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement Gap, Early Literacy, Help for Parents, Vocabulary
Tagged 30 Million Word Gap, Academic Success, Achievement Gap, Articles on Teaching Reading, Blame Game, Book Recommendations, Children of the Code, Early Literacy, External Link Categories, Hart & Risley, Help for Parents, Interviews, Jim Trelease, Poverty, Preschool, Reading Aloud to Children, Reading Rockets, Research, Socioeconomic Status, Studies, Talk in the Home, Videos, Vocabulary
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