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Every Mom is a Superwoman

May 2, 2016 by TJ Trochlil Mcgreevy Leave a Comment

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Do you remember when you learned to read? I've been thinking about this a lot as we approach this Mother's Day. I was with family recently, and we were all talking about what, if any, memories we each had of our first days of reading. Few of us had any memory of the actual learning process. My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Milestones, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle Tagged With: busy parents, Dick and Jane, learn to read, learning to read, mothers day, superman, superwoman



Why Read to Kids: Emotional Rewards of Reading Aloud

October 19, 2015 by Julie Temple Stan Leave a Comment

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Why read to kids? The reasons to read aloud to our children are so numerous that we decided to divide them up into different categories. In addition to helping kids' academic skills, there are a whole host of Social and Emotional benefits kids (and parents!) receive from reading together. While … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, Learn to Read, Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, New Parent, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness, Social & Emotional Life Tagged With: 1 year old, 2 year old, 3-year-old, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6-year-old, 7-year-old, 8-year-old, babies, benefits of reading, Emotions, Prenatal, Reading Rewards, Social Development, Social Emotional Development, Toddlers



Reading Milestones: What to Expect at Different Ages

September 16, 2015 by Julie Temple Stan 3 Comments

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While every child is unique and develops at his or her own pace, there are specific reading milestones that can be helpful for parents to keep in mind as their child grows. And if you have a baby, you're not off the hook. A strong foundation of speech and language development in the early years can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, New Parent, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness Tagged With: ages, development, language, milestones, reading, stages



Reading Milestones: What Your Preschooler Should Know

July 23, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

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Preschoolers are busy learning and growing at an incredible pace every day. You’re probably noticing big changes in your little one’s speech—kids this age often have a deeper understanding of their world than we think. (And, of course, at other times they make hilarious mistakes with words and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Milestones Tagged With: comprehension, fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, preschool, reading, skills, vocabulary



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