Category Archives: reading aloud
Meeting Yet Another Author
Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts hosts children’s book authors, and recently Patricia MacLachlan was a speaker. Remember Sarah, Plain and Tall? It was the first book that made me cry as an adult. Mandatory reading for my children when … Continue reading
Being A Late Bloomer
I was a late bloomer. It’s a term that is mostly used for flowers today. Way back when, children who didn’t seem to grow as quickly as their peers were often called “late bloomers”. I struggled to read. I sucked … Continue reading
Children Don’t Forget
I wish I could remember everything important, like the titles of all the books I intend to read this summer. I can recall stories galore of yesteryear, with crystal clear pictures in my head. The present often seems cloudy in … Continue reading
Last (and Best) Parent Newsletter of the Year
My final newsletter to parents. I tell them in a nutshell everything that mattered; the best thirty minutes of the day that made children’s minds come alive and made their hearts beat. And every day, every thirty minutes, it happened. … Continue reading
Reading “Little House on the Prairie”, Then and Now
I have two stories to tell; both happened on the same day this week, yet they are fourteen years apart. Every year my last chapter reading book at school is Little House on the Prairie. Here is what happened: Story … Continue reading
1-800-Viola Swamp
Kate brought her mother’s beloved old book in to school this week. Miss Nelson is Missing is a classic. I love that book! My children loved it. Over the years I must have read it hundreds of times. The story is … Continue reading
Look What Happened!
Independent reading. SSR. Call it what you like. It is crossing over from learning to read words, to learning to read. Parents and teachers alike take a deep breath and clasp their hands together when this happens. There are no words … Continue reading
