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I remember when I was little, my grandmother would sit me down and we would read stories together. She would read fairy tales, poems, and [...]
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Imagine a classroom where a teacher asks a question to a group of students and instead of a few hands rising to answer the question, [...]
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It’s that time of year again! Your kids are putting on their backpacks and heading off to school. Whether this is your child’s first year at school [...]
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June 30, 2011
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School is finally done and kids are excited about their summer holidays! In between swimming pools and summer parties how will you engage your kids [...]
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June 27, 2011
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Links from last week to get you talking… At what age should we start teaching our kids how to read? babyhood? kindergarten? - Lisa Guernsey Summer [...]
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As tablets, laptops, and cell phones continue to permeate every nook and cranny of our society (I wasn’t the only one reading from a touch [...]
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has established today, April 23, as the World Book and Copyright Day. This particular day was [...]
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January 27, 2010
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In honour of Family Literacy Day we’ve got some suggestions for parents about how to encourage reading and writing with their preschoolers. Reading to your [...]
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December 16, 2009
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Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has created a new device, called Storyplay, designed to allow grandparents to share the story book experience with their grandkids over [...]
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As one component of those early precursors to reading and writing, called emergent literacy skills, invented spellings do actually help young children develop their ability [...]
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