Most every book I have on rearing babies and toddlers includes mention of making reading part of the daily play routine.
In What to Expect: The Toddler Years, there is a generous section covering reading with the pre, pre-school set, encouraging parents not to be concerned with teaching their kids to read, but with teaching them [...]
Keeping books in the car is a great way to squeeze reading into the day. Kids can get a quick read in on trips to and from school, shopping trips, and other excursions.
Warning: Looking down into a book for long periods of time can trigger motion sickness. If your child is prone to getting woozy [...]
My ten-year-old and my husband are currently reading Swindle
by Gordan Korman. Logan reviews this as ” an awesome book,” and “the best book I’ve ever read.”
The swindle: Griffin Bing finds a rare Babe Ruth baseball card, but doesn’t realize just how rare…and is quickly duped into selling it to ruthless card-shop owner. Griffin enlists a [...]
Welcome to my blogazine, Read. Write. Thrive!
I started this site to share my family’s experiences with reading and writing, two activities that are necessary for academic and life success.
While the importance of reading is emphasized and encouraged in our schools, writing is not yet given its due. This is not to say that there haven’t [...]