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A Chore No More: Make Summer Reading Enjoyable With Family-Oriented Approaches

By:

Jennifer Knight, Ph.D.

Posted on: June 20, 2017

Make summer reading fun and fulfilling for the children in your family and help them maintain their reading skills with these seasonal approaches to reading.

Readers Ask Questions

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: April 21, 2016

The Challenge of Choice: Teachers Librarians and Parents Working Together

By:

Kate Lechtenberg

Posted on: April 19, 2016

Covering the complications and best practices when it comes to helping children make their own reading choices.

Reading Goes Beyond Books

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: April 14, 2016

In addition to reading books, children can benefit from reading texts such as letters, magazines, recipes, and even cereal boxes.

Nine Tips for Helping Children Read Unfamiliar Words

By:

Carla Coleman

Posted on: April 12, 2016

There are several ways to help a beginning reader figure out an unknown word they have encountered. Here are nine suggestions for what might be said.

7 Ways for Grandparents to Support Literacy

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: April 7, 2016

Grandparents can be involved in the reading development of their grandchildren. Explore ways for grandparents to make a difference in this way.

Supporting the Power to Choose Reading

By:

Kate Lechtenberg

Posted on: April 4, 2016

When it comes to children making reading choices, teacher librarians are poised to help families make these decisions.

Dialogic Reading: Part 2

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: March 31, 2016

How to help your child focus on important reading skills while discussing a text using the CROWD strategy.

Dialogic Reading for Families: Part 1

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: March 24, 2016

Use of the PEER strategy during read alouds to help children build vocabulary and make connections.

Reading Quick Fixes: Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)

By:

Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.

Posted on: March 21, 2016

There are few shortcuts when it comes to improving a child's reading proficiency. Here we examine two reading improvement products.

Get to Know Your Library in 4 Easy Steps

By:

Tracy Donohue

Posted on: March 17, 2016

Learn more about exploring your local library, which is filled with invaluable free literacy resources.

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A Chore No More: Make Summer Reading Enjoyable With Family-Oriented Approaches

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Readers Ask Questions

The Challenge of Choice: Teachers Librarians and Parents Working Together

Reading Goes Beyond Books

Nine Tips for Helping Children Read Unfamiliar Words

7 Ways for Grandparents to Support Literacy

Supporting the Power to Choose Reading

Dialogic Reading: Part 2

Dialogic Reading for Families: Part 1

Reading Quick Fixes: Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)

Get to Know Your Library in 4 Easy Steps

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