Thursday, May 16, 2013

Notes from the Read-Along Crowd

Preschool and kindergarten teachers know that one of the best ways to develop life-long readers is to introduce young ones to books with lots of repetition, books that encourage young listeners to engage with the text by chanting along, adding motions, and predicting what comes next. Kale, 3, already has a list of favorites. Here… Read more »

THE MAGIC THIEF

Summers in Portland and Seattle are beautiful and GREEN.  Time to play some backyard soccer, hit around a tennis ball, and bike with friends. Might even bike to a bookstore – there are many – and get a refreshing smoothie or a sour lemonade.  Look over the books, choose a couple good ones, get comfortable,… Read more »