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Raising Strong Readers: All hands on deck (Notes from a reading specialist)

Raising Strong Readers: All hands on deck (Notes from a reading specialist)

Yet another nervous and confused parent walked into my life recently. It’s part of the reading…
The screen debate. How do parents feel about it?

The screen debate. How do parents feel about it?

This week, I had more than one investor tell me that parents won’t see a benefit…
Misreading and skipping words: A great question from a first grade mom

Misreading and skipping words: A great question from a first grade mom

I had the pleasure of presenting to some engaged and eager parents recently, and one of…
It does take a village: how one family shares the reading task and increases reading energy

It does take a village: how one family shares the reading task and increases reading energy

When interviewing Pavan, an Abound dad we highlighted in a recent blog, we noticed that in…
Summer reading program? A family decides

Summer reading program? A family decides

At a parent presentation this week, a mom explained that her son’s kindergarten teacher recently sent…
Meet an Abound mom: Hear what’s working and what’s challenging about raising readers

Meet an Abound mom: Hear what’s working and what’s challenging about raising readers

Today’s interview is the Abound mom Alysia P., the mom of two young readers (5 and 7),…
Meet an Abound mom: A speech-language pathologist weighs in

Meet an Abound mom: A speech-language pathologist weighs in

Today’s interview is with Rebecca G-R, a mother, writer, speech-language pathologist, and consultant on parenting and education. What…
Meet an Abound mom: Insights and advice from a parent in Greater Boston

Meet an Abound mom: Insights and advice from a parent in Greater Boston

As part of our Abound News blog, we will be sharing interviews with parents, pediatricians, educators,…
The Needham Times: Needham parent creates interactive child literacy website

The Needham Times: Needham parent creates interactive child literacy website

Abound founder Joan Kelley has been featured in her hometown newspaper. You can find the full…