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Dr. Seuss Themed Party Ideas!

February 27, 2016 by Jamie Levinthal 1 Comment

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Dr. Seuss Party Ideas If your little one is a big time Seuss fan and it's his or her birthday, there's so much fun to be had. If you are looking for the perfect way to celebrate with Dr. Seuss themed party ideas, you're in the right place. Here are just a few tips for creating an adorable, tasty, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fun, Food & Games, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle Tagged With: babies, Birthday, books, Cat in the Hat, crafts, decorations, Dr Seuss, favors, fun, Games, One Fish Two Fish, parties, party, picture books, pre-k, preschool, Printables, Read Across America, themes, toddler



Emotional Rewards of Reading to a Preschooler

October 23, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

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 At 4, your child is mostly likely beginning to recognize letters and their sounds. If you want to foster the emotional rewards of reading in your child, be sure your child has access to a home library of books that you read together. It helps children start to view themselves as readers, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, Learn to Read, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness Tagged With: 4 year old, bonding, books, Parenting, preschool, reading, Reading Rituals, Relaxing, school readiness



Emotional Benefits of Reading Aloud: Age 3

October 23, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

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All those years of reading to your child as a baby and toddler should be really paying off! At 3, you may start to notice that the emotional benefits of reading aloud are beginning to change with your child's development. Reading aloud together not only help your child grow to love reading, but it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, Learn to Read, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness Tagged With: bonding, books, comprehension, preschool, reading, Reading Rituals, school readiness



Using Facial Expressions in Reading to Help Your Child Learn About Emotions

October 6, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

Reading out loud to your child should be fun for both of you! The more personality and drama you can put into your reading, the more entertaining it will be—and the more your child can learn. This is especially true in helping your child learn about emotions. You can help your child develop in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, Learn to Read, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness, Smart Strategies, Social & Emotional Life Tagged With: babies, child’s emotions, Emotions, facial expressions, Feelings, preschool, reading



Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?

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There is no single list of things your child should be able to do before entering kindergarten. And as long as your child meets the age and residency requirements, American public schools must accept your enrollment. Most children will not have already mastered every item in this quiz before … [Read more...]



Reading Milestones: What Your Preschooler Should Know

July 23, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

Preschool boy learning to read

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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