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Thank You, J.K. Rowling, for Helping My Child Love Reading

September 18, 2015 by Cynthia Stierle Leave a Comment

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When I was a kid, I hated writing thank-you notes. My grandmother made me write them. Now that I’m older, I appreciate her wisdom (and I make my kids write them, too.) So here’s a belated note: Thanks, J.K. Rowling--not for helping my son LEARN to read--but for helping him to learn to LOVE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Challenges, Learn to Read, Smart Strategies Tagged With: alphabet, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, learn to read, love of reading, Phonics, Reluctant Reader, sight words, Sorcerers Stone



Google Earth ABCs!

April 18, 2010 by Russell Ginns 1 Comment

Here's an advanced alphabet challenge: Take your kids on a geography letter scavenger hunt. If you have Google Earth on your computer (and you should, because it's free and it's amazing) then try this puzzler with your family: Search the planet and try to spot all the letters from A to Z. Okay. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fun, Food & Games, Reading Lifestyle Tagged With: alphabet, Computer, Games



Laughing with Letters

January 21, 2010 by Russell Ginns Leave a Comment

Question: What comes twice in a moment, once in a minute, but not once in a thousand years? Answer: The letter M They're clumsy, they're clunky, but alphabet jokes are a great and fun way to learn letters, and to think about reading in different ways. Here are some books we've found full of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fun, Food & Games, Reading Lifestyle Tagged With: alphabet, jokes, riddles



The Shapes of Letters

September 15, 2009 by Amy Kraft 1 Comment

Yesterday morning I was tickled to wake up and discover my 4-year-old making the alphabet out of pipe cleaners, and soon the whole family was in on the action. She was really into it, and even rejected her dad's Q for not being quite Q-like. Working with tactile materials to learn letter shapes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Learning Styles, Smart Strategies Tagged With: alphabet, arts and crafts, letters



More Letters, Letters, Everywhere!

June 11, 2009 by Amy Kraft 2 Comments

We've talked a bit about finding letters outside the home, but how about inside the home? I was thinking about this the other day when I bought my preschooler her first box of Alpha-Bits cereal. I thought she'd have fun eating letters for breakfast (now with whole grain!). I’m sure many of you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Community, Fun, Food & Games, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness Tagged With: alphabet, fun, letters



Letters, Letters, Everywhere!

May 1, 2009 by Amy Kraft Leave a Comment

STOP! Do you notice anything about that sign? How about the letters S, T, O, and P? In your everyday life, letters and words constantly surround you: on signs, in store windows, on vans and trucks, on packages. Name a surface and there's probably some kind of lettering on it. This is called … [Read more...]

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