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Teaching vs Relating to your Child

When you’re teaching, you’re bringing your child into the adult world, and they are the student of you. When you’re relating, you enter your

Julie Morgenstern

Readers of this page will not be surprised that I am not a fan of using computers, tablets, or phones for reading to or with children....

B. G. Hennessy

Every year classrooms across the nation host reading events for elementary school children. But early literacy starts way before a child...

AZ PBS

Ever wonder how much permitted their children to use new tech? Not much. Read more about the problem in this article from USA Today. Two...

B. G. Hennessy

"When you spend time with your children, eating, playing, helping with homework, completing household chores, or just having a...

Minda Zetlin for INC.

Wondering how to read aloud for older kids? Twenty teacher tips in this article. My #1 tip: if you are having fun, they will, too. Don't...

Karen Kane for We Are Teachers

If you don't already follow Sarah Mackensie's blog, Read Aloud Revival, start now. Sarah posts a ton of resources and ideas to help your...

SARAH MACKENSIE

Looking for some tips on how to read a wordless picture book? Ask the expert, Jim Trelease author of The Read Aloud Handbook. True...

Q & A with Jim Trelease and Vanessa Levin

Let's face it, not everyone is great at reading aloud. Levin offers 7 great tips to make reading time easier. An excellent article with...

VANESSA LEVIN

This library is a center for all things related to reading aloud. It includes book suggestions from kids, parents, teachers and...

B. G. Hennessy

Storyteller and performer Danyah Miller gives her advice for reading groups wanting to wow their members, or families wanting to jazz up...

DANYAH MILLER

If you could do one thing to help your child become a life-long reader, THIS IS IT! Montessori expert Maren Schmidt advises, "Learning to...

MAREN SCHMIDT