Sparking Curiosity and the Joy of Reading in My Kids
Nothing brings me more joy than sharing my love of reading with my children. I often say my kids can be anything they want but they must be readers. Whether you’re a parent, educator or book lover, we have the opportunity to spark curiosity and instill the joy of reading in the next generation. Here are a few of my favorite ways to integrate reading into the lives of my children.
Teachers
Dec 22, 2022
A Response to Sold a Story: Explaining Away the Evidence
Listening to Sold a Story, I have never been more hopeful; hopeful about our mission to equip every teacher and parent with this information; hopeful that we can move from talking about the research to implementing the research.
Dec 22, 2022
A Response to Sold a Story: Baubled Bangled Christmas Tree
I believe that when every parent and teacher can answer their students’ questions about words, we will see a dramatic change in literacy rates.
Sep 29, 2022
Ingrid’s Art: Where Any Child Can Feel Represented
She desires that when a child opens one of the books she has illustrated, they see themselves there. “A book where any child feels represented,” said Ingrid,...
Sep 8, 2022
An Effective Reading Strategy That Helped Me Learn to Read in Another Language
Even though my parents were not trained as reading teachers, their dedication and support taught me the skills needed to read in Spanish and later in English.
Aug 25, 2022
Five Phonics Myths
Phonics: A seven-letter word that can cause a ruckus in any room. Despite billions of dollars in reading research, this simple word has been at the center of an educational debate and a great deal of confusion. Much of this confusion is due to the persistence of five myths about phonics.
Aug 9, 2022
Let's GROW Emerging Reading Skills Over the Summer!
We know from research that when the brain is active and engaged while learning, learning moves to long-term memory, and it sticks. Why not take some time on the sunshiney summer days to review reading skills in a fun and active way and thus grow strong reading branches?
Aug 8, 2022
Word Callers: How To Stop the Guessing
I didn’t know then everything I now know about reading. It’s hard not to feel a sense of guilt when I realize how many students I might have been able to help had I known what I know now. But we can’t teach what we don’t know.
Aug 8, 2022
Uncovering the Logic of English: From Memorization and Repetition to a World of Sounds
Memorizing words, guessing definitions, looking for synonyms, and watching Netflix® (with subtitles, of course) should not be the only way children or adults learn English. For me, Uncovering the Logic of English was the missing piece of a forgotten puzzle.
Aug 8, 2022
3 Free Resources That Will Transform How You Teach Reading This Fall
Whether you are looking for innovative ways to introduce all the sounds of A-Z or need an accessible tool that contains R-controlled vowels, the Logic of English Free Resources are perfect for teaching phonics to anyone!