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Am I a failure if I don't read with my kids?

Mar 11, 2010 3:07pm

©iStockphoto/Amanda Rohde Is it just me, or do you feel like you're juggling multiple worlds lately? Family. Health. Nutrition. Social activities. Technology. Work. The list goes on and on... I sometimes wish I could split myself in half in order......

Share a Story: Old Faves and New Classics

Mar 11, 2010 5:45am

Button created by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook, using ToonDoo.com. Good morning! I hope you're enjoying the Share a Story - Shape a Future Blog Literacy Tour so far. The theme for day 4 is Reading Through the Ages: Old......

Share a Nonfiction Book Today!

Mar 10, 2010 4:18am

Share a Story, Shape a Future Literacy Blog Tour is being hosted at The Reading Zone today. Please be sure to stop by to find some great posts relating to nonfiction! Have a wonderful day....

Circles of Literacy, Part 1

Mar 8, 2010 7:22pm

©iStockphoto/forestus Do you remember, in the movie The Lion King, when Simba saw his reflection in the water? At first, he sees his own reflection; but when Rafiki asks him to look harder, it is the face of Mufasa (his......

Welcome to Share a Story Blog Literacy Tour!

Mar 8, 2010 4:57am

Are you ready for the big event? To kick off the week, the theme for today is The Many Faces of Reading. You will find links to so many wonderful posts by the many faces of bloggers at The Reading......

Read-Alouds in Middle School?

Mar 4, 2010 7:50am

A common misconception among parents, and even some teachers, is that once children start reading independently, they no longer have the need or the desire to be read-aloud to. Well, having observed and worked in a few different 4th and......

Teachable Moments for World Maths Day!

Mar 3, 2010 7:14am

Welcome to World Maths Day! Right now, children around the world are playing mental math games online. So, I thought I'd just write a very quick post about how to extend the learning by finding the teachable moments that surround......

Share a Story Event is Coming Next Week!

Mar 2, 2010 7:44am

Badges created by Susan Stephenson (The Book Chook), using ToonDoo. It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader. That's the theme for this year's Share a Story week, which will take place all across the blogosphere between March 8th and......

Literacy Lava 4 is Available Now!

Mar 1, 2010 4:49am

The 4th edition of Literacy Lava is ready! Here is a list of the titles of the articles included in this issue: Nurture Creative Thinking Let's Give Magazines a Little More Love Book Loving Boys What do I do? My......

This Reading Research is Timeless

Feb 26, 2010 8:10am

Just in case you haven't gotten your hands on The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease yet, Jen Robinson just wrote a complete review of the sixth edition this week. Even though it was published in 2006, it's full of research......