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The Books Behind the Brains

When children have their own books kept on a special shelf, they learn that books are valuable treasures.

You Don’t Know Literacy Until You Know Jack

Even if a book that a child wants to read over and over is not considered great literature, it can be a powerful influence on that child’s literacy growth and development of loving books.

Slowly reading to young children invites thought, conversation

Slow Reading Invites Thinking, Discovery

I begin most days by reading the news. I read our local paper and a bit of national ones. I like to “keep up,” as us info junkies say. When I’m involved in something that prohibits my ability to read, I’ll listen to the news. I especially enjoy The New York Times online version’s invitation […]

What’ that?

Hey! Where’s the staple regrabber!?

“Dear Santa” Letters Help Develop Literacy and More

If the only letter we encourage our children to write is that yearly one to Santa, we’re doing literacy wrong.

Give a Hoot About Traditions

This year my sweet wife found two little great-horned owl ornaments at a local florist shop. We were thrilled. We are often visited by two huge great-horned owls in the late evening here in Louisville, KY.