Teaching vs Relating to your Child
When you’re teaching, you’re bringing your child into the adult world, and they are the student of you. When you’re relating, you enter your
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B. G. Hennessy
The Case for Reading Aloud
Readers of this page will not be surprised that I am not a fan of using computers, tablets, or phones for reading to or with children....
AZ PBS
How to Grow a Reader
Every year classrooms across the nation host reading events for elementary school children. But early literacy starts way before a child...
B. G. Hennessy
iPhones & Children, A Toxic Mix?
Ever wonder how much permitted their children to use new tech? Not much. Read more about the problem in this article from USA Today. Two...
Minda Zetlin for INC.
Want an Emotionally Healthy Kid? Stop doing this one thing. NOW.
"When you spend time with your children, eating, playing, helping with homework, completing household chores, or just having a...
Karen Kane for We Are Teachers
Read Aloud Tips for Older Children
Wondering how to read aloud for older kids? Twenty teacher tips in this article. My #1 tip: if you are having fun, they will, too. Don't...
SARAH MACKENSIE
The Most Important Part of Teaching Kids to Read
If you don't already follow Sarah Mackensie's blog, Read Aloud Revival, start now. Sarah posts a ton of resources and ideas to help your...
Q & A with Jim Trelease and Vanessa Levin
TIPS ON READING WORDLESS BOOKS
Looking for some tips on how to read a wordless picture book? Ask the expert, Jim Trelease author of The Read Aloud Handbook. True...
VANESSA LEVIN
7 GREAT TIPS FOR READING ALOUD
Let's face it, not everyone is great at reading aloud. Levin offers 7 great tips to make reading time easier. An excellent article with...
B. G. Hennessy
WHAT IS A READ ALOUD LIBRARY?
This library is a center for all things related to reading aloud. It includes book suggestions from kids, parents, teachers and...
DANYAH MILLER
Top 10 Tips to Become a Better Storyteller
Storyteller and performer Danyah Miller gives her advice for reading groups wanting to wow their members, or families wanting to jazz up...
MAREN SCHMIDT
The #1 Tip for Helping your Child to Read?
If you could do one thing to help your child become a life-long reader, THIS IS IT! Montessori expert Maren Schmidt advises, "Learning to...