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You know reading to your young child is crucial. Here's what to read, and why, and how. Kids of all ages need to be encouraged to keep up with reading for fun, and a smart parent will be all over that. 

 

 

·   Ages 0-3  

·   Ages 4-6  

·   Ages 7-14  

·   Ages 15+  

·   Reading Tips  

 

·   Reading Problems  

·   Questionable Curriculum  

·   On Reading Aloud  

·   Books For Special Situations  

·   Great Books  

 

Ages 0-3
      ------------------------------------------
Snuggle Time
      Sample
The Point of Pop-Up Books
      3/25/06
Mem Fox, Beloved Children's Author
      6/17/06
Make It Play, Never Work
      2/10/07
Ages 4-6
      ------------------------------------------
Make Sure the Child Sees the Text
      Sample
The Five Building Blocks of Reading
      4/29/06
Books For Early Primary Readers
      5/13/06
Eugene Field: Whimsy in Poetry
      9/8/06
Author Spotlight: Ezra Jack Keats
      10/21/06
Author Spotlight: Robert Munsch
      1/27/07
Author Spotlight: Hans Wilhelm
      2/3/07
Ages 7-14
      ------------------------------------------
'Mirror' Stories: Reflecting Real Life
      Sample
Biographies and Autobiographies
      4/22/06
Author Impact: Hans Christian Andersen's Childhood
      11/18/06
An Old Folk Tale For the Chinese New Year
      2/17/07
Revisiting Nursery Rhymes
      044
Ages 15+
      ------------------------------------------
Biographies: Life Stories
      Sample
Summer Reading List for Grades 7-12
      5/27/06
'Overteaching' and Avoidance Keep Kids From the Classics
      8/26/06
Topic: READING TIPS
      ------------------------------------------
Is This Book Too Hard For My Child to Read?
      Sample
A Friday Night Family Literacy Festival
      2/18/06
How to Gauge a Book's Reading Grade Level
      3/11/06
A Child's Own Book File
      9/30/06
Topic: READING PROBLEMS
      ------------------------------------------
Has My Child Been Mistaught?
      Sample
Tips and Games For Reading Tutors
      3/4/06
Y Hole Langwidg Seams OK
      7/8/06
Topic: QUESTIONABLE CURRICULUM
      ------------------------------------------
Violence in Kiddie Lit
      Sample
'Lovely Bones'
      5/6/06
Oversexed Books Aimed at Preteen Girls
      9/16/06
Topic: ON READING ALOUD
      ------------------------------------------
Read-Aloud Classics
      Sample
Goofing On Purpose
      4/8/06
Print Out Stories For Read-Alouds
      6/24/06
Topic: BOOKS FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS
      ------------------------------------------
Greedy Materialists Need to Hear About King Midas
      Sample
Using Kiddie Books to Teach About Handicaps
      1/25/06
Books You Love Because They're Offbeat
      6/10/06
Books That Make Kids Love America
      7/1/06
Teaching About Slavery
      9/23/06
Black Faces in Kiddie Lit
      1/13/07
Around the World in Folk Tales
      1/20/07
March 2: Dr. Seuss Day
      045
Topic: GREAT BOOKS
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Why You Need to Read the Great Books
      Sample
Vocabulary Is Intellectual Capital
      3/18/06
Checklist For Quality Children's Literature
      4/15/06
Christian Books On a Summer Reading List For All Ages
      6/3/06
The Whimsy of William Steig
      10/14/06
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