You go from board books, to simple picture books, to more complicated picture books, and then finally to chapter books. Or that’s what most families tend to do. But this…
Yet another nervous and confused parent walked into my life recently. It’s part of the reading specialist job description, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I’m sure of…
Learning to read begins long before children enter school. That’s because children need to build crucial language and literacy skills up over the early years in order to read well…
As parents, we think about loving and responding to our babies and little ones, and we think about reading to our children. We just don’t usually think about how the…
It’s vacation time for a lot of families, and that means there’s a chance to dive into a longer story together. It’s easy to either stay with picture books when…
I had the pleasure of presenting to some engaged and eager parents recently, and one of them asked me a question that I hear variations of often: Photo by bruce mars from Pexels…
At a recent parent meeting, one mother asked if she should use flashcards to teach her kindergartener sight words. My gut response? Don’t bother. But here’s why avoiding flashcards is…
There are three types of skills children need to become strong reader. Most people think it is just about learning letters and sounds, but it’s more than that. Some reading skills have to develop over months…
What you give your children says something to them. So when you are buying gifts for children, always include books. They’ll know that you think books are special and gift-worthy,…
When I talk with parents of children beyond kindergarten, the same question often comes up: “My child just doesn’t pick up a book on his own. How can I get…
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