Browsing "Early Literacy"

The Brown Bookshelf: books that reflect the lives of African American children

The Brown Bookshelf: books that reflect the lives of African American children

African American teachers and parents often ask about where to find books that feature brown children, for every child needs to [...]

May 20, 2013     No Comments
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Habits of Mind #4: Flexible Thinking

Habits of Mind #4: Flexible Thinking

The fourth Habit of Mind is Thinking Flexibly, or being able to see things from different points of view.  Flexible thinkers can see [...]

Apr 18, 2013     No Comments
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Babies and Books: The Importance of Finger Plays

Babies and Books: The Importance of Finger Plays

Many people know about the great story time and puppet shows at the downtown library, but did you know that [...]

Apr 8, 2013     No Comments
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Early Math Literacy…Count on it!

Early Math Literacy…Count on it!

A study from the University of Missouri shows that understanding of number relationships early in life means greater success in [...]

Mar 28, 2013     No Comments
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Good Readers, Good Vocabularies!

Good Readers, Good Vocabularies!

Are you clever? Shrewd? Canny? Or just plain brainy? For those in the know, these words are different examples of ways to [...]

Mar 21, 2013     No Comments
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Technology and Imagination

Technology and Imagination

“My child simply won’t read books. He (or she) watches television, or plays computer games. That’s all he wants to do.” We hear this often [...]

Mar 7, 2013     No Comments
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7 (additional) Benefits of Books for Children

7 (additional) Benefits of Books for Children

We frequently hear about the importance of reading aloud to children in terms of learning to read, and we know [...]

Feb 28, 2013     No Comments
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Habits of Mind: Listening and Empathy

Habits of Mind: Listening and Empathy

The third Habit of Mind is listening to others with understanding and empathy. Some psychologists believe that the ability to [...]

Feb 21, 2013     2 Comments
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Got the Wiggles? Try these reading ideas!

Got the Wiggles? Try these reading ideas!

I was reading with a 4-year-old child this week who was a kinesthetic learner. In fact, she had a bad [...]

Feb 11, 2013     2 Comments
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Habits of Mind: Managing Impulsivity

Habits of Mind: Managing Impulsivity

This is the second in a series about Habits of Mind, a list of behaviors developed by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick, [...]

Jan 28, 2013     No Comments
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