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Teachers as Literacy Role Models
Read more: Teachers as Literacy Role ModelsOver the summer, home is an incredibly important place in the development of a love for reading. That center shifts when the days get cooler and school begins. The classroom becomes the place where children continue to build their literacy skills. Instilling this desire goes beyond lessons taught in English class. There are amazing stories…
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Rewarding Student Achievement!
Read more: Rewarding Student Achievement!Motivating students is complicated. School staff knows what is required of the students by the state. The challenge has been to find a way to get the class to not only see that goal but to instill a desire to achieve it. A healthy debate has existed for years whether or not rewarding student achievement…
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Building Summer Reading Momentum
Read more: Building Summer Reading MomentumIn the middle of the summer, it can be difficult to keep children motivated to read. There are pools to play in, friends running up and down the street, and for many, little desire to be reading anything. School is not for another month, and there is not a scrap of homework in sight. They…
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Happily Ever After: Lessons from Reading Fables
Read more: Happily Ever After: Lessons from Reading FablesAs an adult, when you hear about fables, you very often can point to a clear lesson you once learned from one. You may even find yourself repeating the lesson–or moral–like a mantra to yourself as you go about your day. Slow and steady wins the race. One good turn deserves another. Birds of a…
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The Value Of Libraries
Read more: The Value Of LibrariesFor young readers, even those not yet reading, the value of libraries cannot be overstated. They open doors to a relationship with reading that can translate to well-rounded students and engaged citizens. By giving children space, opportunity and encouragement to lose themselves learning about any subject they desire, children can be made to feel comfortable…
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Do More With Title I Funds
Read more: Do More With Title I FundsThe Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson saw the need to help schools with students that were struggling, but not dictate how that aid was provided. Title I of the Act stated that grants would be given to schools to help low-income families. The grants…
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Find Funding For Raising K-3 Reading Proficiency
Read more: Find Funding For Raising K-3 Reading ProficiencyKids Read Now is here to stop the summer reading slide and help struggling readers become proficient readers. Our summer reading program produces remarkable results for school districts seeking to raise K-3 reading scores, and we do it for about 3 percent of the cost of traditional intervention programs. Even though Kids Read Now is…
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How Teachers (and Parents) Can Help Educate Readers
Read more: How Teachers (and Parents) Can Help Educate ReadersReading is considered the most important skill people acquire. It’s the foundation for further learning. From Kindergarten through third grade, children learn to read, and from grade four onward, they read to learn. If kids don’t master reading by third grade, they eventually run into some serious limitations and challenges in life. There are, however, ways…
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Playing to Learn: Essential Education
Read more: Playing to Learn: Essential Education“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” That simple proverb may seem wearied and overused, but at its heart, it holds some truth: People need balance in life, especially balance between their imaginations and their intellect. But work and play don’t need to be mutually exclusive. Play and learning can be combined.…
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Why Early Reading and Writing Skills Matter
Read more: Why Early Reading and Writing Skills MatterOne of the strongest desires that parents of young children have is the ability to communicate with them. While they know a howling baby is uncomfortable in some way, they do not know why. Years are spent modeling speech to toddlers, saying words and pointing at objects to cement a visual link to the concept…