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View ArticleLooking for a Great Way to Practice Reading Fluency? Think Poetry!
I am writing this post in celebration of national poetry month. One of my favorite elementary school memories is being read aloud to in my school library. I vividly remember sitting there, criss-cross...
View ArticleMedicine to Help Prevent Reading Difficulties: The Reach Out and Read Program
It is National Volunteer Month and I have been contemplating how I would like to contribute to my community. Recently, I learned about Reach Out and Read (ROR) and I am amazed by everything I read...
View ArticleRevisiting Silent Reading: New Directions for Teachers and Researchers...
Read 180 Audiobooks - A Great Scaffold for Struggling Readers This is part five of my reflections on the International Reading Association’s Institute called, “Revisiting Silent Reading: New Directions...
View ArticleQueen Rania of Jordan Opens the International Reading Association’s 55th...
I'm Off to Hear the Queen! I had the amazing opportunity to listen to Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan at the opening general session of the International Reading Association’s (I.R.A.) 55th annual...
View ArticleA Blog to Watch Nomination
A Blog to Watch Yesterday, I awoke to this Twitter message from one of the first people I followed on Twitter (and one of my favorite tweeps), @mom2preens: I named yours as a “blog to watch” in my post...
View ArticleCommon Causes of Comprehension Difficulties
The Culprit While spending time with my family this Memorial Day weekend, a conversation about reading came up. My husband shared his great dislike for reading and told us how he had a very difficult...
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