Browsing "Early Literacy"
Read it again!
Read books that your child loves…many times! Reading the same book over and over again is actually good for your [...]
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All Ears for Rhyming
With such big ears, you would think a little bunny would be able to listen! Read Listen, Buddy, by Helen [...]
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Rhymers are Readers
Rhyming songs and books have been proven to help children learn the sounds of language, and they also provide hours [...]
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Nighttime Reading Rituals
There is something magical about reading time as you snuggle in the bed just before the lights go out. If [...]
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Read to Your Baby – It’s Recommended by Your Doctor!
Here is a link to a recent New York Times article “Rx: Read to Your Baby” about how pediatricians are [...]
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Story Play on a Rainy Day
When my son was small, you would discover him on most afternoons acting out stories with capes and tunics. He played all the parts, from [...]
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Choosing and Using Great Books!
We know how important it is to offer high quality literature for preschoolers, but how can you find the great [...]
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Creative Play and Literacy
One recent afternoon, I listened to our three-year-old grandson talk through Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See? by Bill [...]
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Booktalk! It’s what’s for dinner.
Dinnertime can be a prime time to talk about what you’ve read lately. This can help your children build language, [...]
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Exceptional Thoughts
I recently picked up the book How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by the astronomer, Mike [...]
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