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“Reading 20-minutes each night” has backfired. Family awareness would help.
After five years of getting feedback from parents of children preK-grade 3, two things are abundantly…
Everyone's confused at this point: Simplify your literacy plan starting with 4 foundational parts
It’s hard to align busy teachers, specialists, and families when reading instructional plans are too complicated.…
"Parents who notice” help busy teachers grow strong readers
In a NY Times Op-ed last fall, the prize-winning education reporter, Emily Hanford, described the sad state of…
The Question Box: “How can I discourage my kids from going directly from Zoom classes to another screen?”
Dear Joan- My kindergarten and third-grade sons are doing remote learning, and after Zoom-school ends, all…
The Question Box: “I’m confused about what to do for my first grader…”
Dear Joan- I’m confused about what to do for my first grader. She doesn’t really like…
Most parents are in the dark about how well their children read
The big gap between parent understanding, and reality I read a statistic this week that I…
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“Reading 20-minutes each night” has backfired. Family awareness would help.
After five years of getting feedback from parents of children preK-grade 3, two things are abundantly…
"Parents who notice” help busy teachers grow strong readers
In a NY Times Op-ed last fall, the prize-winning education reporter, Emily Hanford, described the sad state of…
The importance of early learning: Building a strong foundation for lifelong learning
Learning to read begins long before children enter school. That’s because children need to build crucial…
The power of parent-child conversations
As parents, we think about loving and responding to our babies and little ones, and we…
10 facts about learning to read that most parents don’t know
There are three types of skills children need to become strong reader. Most people think it is just about learning letters and…
Reading motivation: Why doesn’t my child just pick up a book and read?
When I talk with parents of children beyond kindergarten, the same question often comes up: “My…
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