Have you been following the Ideas for Change in America? One of the ideas proposed under the Education category is to launch a national ‘Read to Kids’ campaign. Suggested by Everybody Wins! (Boston, MA), an organization that takes early literacy and reading skills very seriously, the idea is now among the top 3 contenders, set to compete in the [...]
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Children’s Storybooks that entertain and teach What has reading to your baby got to do with disciplining her or tackling potty training? A lot more than you might imagine. Whether you’re dealing with the terrible twos, terrific threes or other stages in between or haven’t yet figured out how to get your picky eater to well…pick [...] Dashka Slater, Nancy Tafuri, Eric Carle, Jim Arnosky, Sheila White Samton, Bob Staake. I don’t really know them. But I think if my 3 yr old daughter met them on the street, she’d most likely give them a hug. Or two. You see, they’re a part of her life now. She comes across their names [...] Reading to Kids Besides Your Own (contd from Raising a Generation of Readers 1) So, we’ve established that reading to kids is important. Not just our own kids, but to those who don’t have the benefit of being raised in an environment which comprises of books and reading. There is no question – if we want our kids [...] You could probably come up with hundreds of reasons why books make the most wonderful gifts. Classics, picture books, board books, bedtime stories, fairy tales…how great is it that you’ll NEVER run out of choices when picking out a book as a gift? But if I had the time and was looking for a really special [...] Raising a better, smarter, more compassionate generation starts with reading to your baby from an early age, but it certainly doesn’t stop there. Why reading to your baby everyday isn’t enough We know that reading to babies and interacting with them is one of the greatest gifts we can give them. The [...] If you want to read to your child, start today. (Even if you have never read aloud before) You may have heard how reading to babies from birth benefits them in various ways – making them smarter, improving their language and communication skills, boosting their confidence levels, enhancing their reading comprehension and writing skills and basically, [...] Educational gifts for kids – let your kids experience other cultures! Unique gifts for kids are usually hard to come by. Especially the kind that holds their attention and excitement for more than a few fleeting minutes under the tree. Which is why I am really impressed with Little Passports. (Disclaimer – I haven’t purchased [...] I hadn’t read or heard about Emma Walton Hamilton’s book, Raising Bookworms, when I started this blog a few months ago. I picked it up a few days ago and found to my delight that a lot of what she says, is what I believe in as well. I can’t tell you how good it [...] Enjoy Family Story Time Story time at book store – Fancy Nancy’s Splendiferous Christmas As you can probably tell, I am a big fan of story time sessions at the library and reading events for kids at book stores. I have always loved spending time around books, although I am no voracious reader by any stretch [...] |
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