Posts Tagged ‘reading’

Summer Writing: Monday Mention June 21, 2010 1 Comment

Photo: D Sharon Pruitt, Flickr Chances are, your kids are out of school for the summer, and it’s that time — once again! — to keep them busy. And while playtime is certainly lots of fun, it’s nice to keep those young minds engaged, too, isn’t it? That’s why, in our house, we’re instituting a [...]

Books – Use Them to Raise a Reader February 24, 2009 1 Comment

You need books in your house. Board books and books with mirrors and textures for babies. Books with nursery rhymes, colors and shapes for your toddlers. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, even dictionaries for your older kids. Gather up some kid-friendly magazines, audio books, comic books, newspapers and photo albums too. Start working on your library of [...]