Sound Foundations: Using Music to Build Early Literacy Skills
Phonological awareness, identified by the Early Literacy Panel (2008) as a predictor of later reading success, refers to a child’s ability to […]
Early Reader Books Students Already Love, Ones They Should Read, and a Few to Avoid
Over Christmas break this year, I read Waking the Rainbow Dragon (Dragon Masters #10) by Tracey West. I did this because before […]
The Top Ten Picture Books and Early Readers for the Elementary Classroom (and Beyond)
As a pre-K–5th grade librarian, I get asked all the time, “What is your favorite book?” I always answer, “That is like […]
Who Is Influencing Your Kids?
Imagine you are with the same group of people during thirteen very impressionable years of your life. They influence your thinking for […]
Top Ten Books Every Christian Educator Should Read (According to One Book Lover, Anyway)
Teaching is hard work. It doesn’t seem reasonable that teachers should be required, in addition to all the lesson planning, grading, communicating […]