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How to Make a Special Reading Nook
Read more: How to Make a Special Reading NookLet children create their own personal reading nook to foster a life-long love of reading There is nothing better than seeing children’s imaginations come to life while they are reading! The benefits of reading at a young age are endless. For example, reading enhances vocabulary, reduces stress, empowers empathy, and develops creativity and imagination. By…
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Take a Book on Vacation
Read more: Take a Book on VacationA vacation and a good book – name a more iconic duo! Books can go anywhere you go and can take you to more places than you could imagine! Reading is essential to us here at Kids Read Now. Reading awakens children’s minds, sparks creativity, and provides an escape to another world full of imagination!…
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Progression and Milestones in Reading
Read more: Progression and Milestones in ReadingWhen your children get their first books in their hands, it is a good bet they are going to end up in their mouths. Exposing infants to books is an important step on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. They become familiar with the books, exploring them by turning pages, looking at the bright pictures…
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Growing Students Through Expanded Learning
Read more: Growing Students Through Expanded LearningThere are, on average, 180 days in an elementary school year in the United States. Each day is roughly seven hours. That time does not include weekends for students. Months of school and hours of homework are not always enough to cover every topic. Fortunately, there are many more hours in the day that can…
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Involving Parents in Education
Read more: Involving Parents in EducationWhen children first begin to explore reading, it is not a solitary activity. Parents spend time with their children teaching them to read. The lessons can be as straightforward as sitting down and reading with your children or as subtle as getting them to read recipes or books about characters in other media. It can…
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Preparing for Back to School
Read more: Preparing for Back to SchoolBack-to-school time is here! Sales are in full force, teachers are getting their classrooms ready, and families are taking their last trips and vacations. The start of school means that late nights are over, as well as spending excessive time playing video games. It is back to early mornings, gathering homework, and getting everyone out…
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A Flood of Books During the Holidays
Read more: A Flood of Books During the HolidaysWhen children create Christmas lists in September and October, how many books make their way on those lists? If the student is an avid reader, probably quite a few. Otherwise, most parents would be hard pressed to find one sample of literature found wrapped under a tree on December 24th. However, that is not the…
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The Impact of Low Literacy on Daily Life
Read more: The Impact of Low Literacy on Daily LifeThe impetus for building student literacy is typically school-related. Teachers and administrators want them to be successful in school because they know the importance of early education on the child’s future. There are also the state-mandated goals that measure student achievement and can affect the school district in many ways. Beyond those two significant incentives,…
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Three Ways Poetry Improves Children’s Literacy
Read more: Three Ways Poetry Improves Children’s LiteracyW.H. Auden said, “A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” For children, this love of language translates to an accessible introduction to literacy through poetry and a broader education on its beauty and intricacies. Introduced early and often during a child’s journey with literacy, poetry can mean…
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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…