Want to see what a difference 30-minutes of reading each day can make in your child’s life? Check out the Feed Me A Story page at the America Reads website.
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Archive for May, 2009
Posted on May 30th, 2009 in Preschool-Kindergarten, Writing Activities
The earlier your child begins writing, the earlier he or she will begin enjoying making their mark on the world. Hopefully, those marks are contained to paper, rather than spread over walls. The doodling and drawing that toddlers and preschoolers do IS prewriting, and it does have its place in literacy learning. So, how can [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 in Grades 1-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, High School, Literacy Matters, Recommended Reads
A few days ago, our ten-year-old reader began reading
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Posted on May 12th, 2009 in Writing Activities, Writing Sparks
A colleague of mine uses this prompt with her college students. She simply asks the open-ended question, “What’s your problem?” When they ask for clarification, she refuses. Just answer the question, she tells them. Write for 15 minutes. You’ll be surprised at the results!
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Among the books in the Easter basket of the 10-year-old in residence was the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, the latest in the popular Jeff Kinney series of illustrated humor stories for readers in grades 5-8. These books are all the rage in our school’s fourth grade, and quickly flew off the shelves [...]