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Blogging A to Z: Author/Illustrator Visits
Many children’s authors and illustrators are awesome people to get to know! They are truly some of the kindest souls on this planet – at least a lot of the ones I have met in person and online. I think many kids don’t fully understand the entire process of what…
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Blogging A to Z: Understanding Interests
This one seems so obvious, but hear me out! As adults, we get to choose what books we pick up to read for fun. There’s no one out there tracking what we’re reading, giving us tests, following up with comprehension questions, etc. We get to read whatever interests us. If…
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Blogging A to Z: Time
I think today’s post is actually one of the hardest aspects to implement because everyone is so busy with non-stop schedules. It’s all about the time. Prioritizing reading in your daily schedule show kids that reading is a valuable way to spend time. And that the expectation is that it’s…
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Blogging A to Z: Book Series
If you can get a reluctant reader hooked on the first book in a series, you’re in luck! They might be more inclined to read more about characters they already know or settings they’re familiar with. Plus, they now have a comfort level with an author they already like reading!…
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Blogging A to Z: Read Aloud
Reading aloud is so important to developing lifelong readers. And what most people don’t realize is that you shouldn’t stop reading aloud when your child can read independently! I think I might have mentioned this earlier in the series, but I remember a lot of my teachers in school, based…
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Blogging A to Z: Create a Quiet Book Nook
Distraction is a reluctant reader’s kryptonite. They’ll often have a dozen excuses lined up as to why they can’t read. And if you actually get them to sit down, they’ll likely be very distracted by their environment. Basically, they’ll find any reason not to read. So how do you combat…
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Blogging A to Z: Pair a Book with its Movie
Sometimes you have to think outside the box to reach a reluctant reader. And sometimes the answer is staring you in the face! I want to stress that every child is unique. So what works for some might not work for others and vice versa. I think one of the…
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Blogging A to Z: Be Open To Repeat Reading
I loved reading the American Girl books when I was a kid. I didn’t have all of them, so it was often that I’d pick up one of my favorites to read at night before bed. There were some I read over and over again and I loved them every…
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Blogging A to Z: Nonfiction
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I talk about nonfiction fairly regularly. I love the types of nonfiction books that are being published in the past decade or so. When I was growing up, nonfiction titles were text-heavy, with pen sketches. These books weren’t exciting…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed, but Have Never Mentioned On My Blog
This was such a hard theme this week! I talk about most of the books I read on my blog! So finding books that I haven’t mentioned before was almost impossible. Today, I decided to focus on sharing some of the great nonfiction titles I’ve read. Many of them written…
