If your child moans and groans about reading over the summer, here are some suggestions to counter all complaints. Brought to you by the International Reading Association and Reading Today, this is a smörgåsbord of suggestions to encourage good reading habits over the summer. Francie Alexander, chief academic officer for Scholastic, Inc., advices parents that: 1. Families should set aside… Continue reading The" No-Excuse-for-Not-Reading-During-the-Summer" List
I was the proverbial kid in the candy shop picking out books for the tutoring group that I had organized and which was sponsored by Christ Covenant Church. Not too many things can make me happier than being told I could spend whatever I wanted to on books—besides giving the books away and seeing the… Continue reading Celebration Time
In her "Ode to David Letterman" Linda Gambrell (president of IRA) presented these as her top 10 reasons for pleasure reading in her keynote address:10. Reading exercises the brain.9. Reading helps you become fluent in a second language- text language. 8. The more you read the smarter you get. (Anne Cunningham and Keith Stanovich)7. Reading… Continue reading IRA-2008- Part 2
Even for a writer, it is hard to describe the energy and enthusiasm of 20,000 reading teachers, principals, and literacy coaches who came together to learn the latest methods to teach reading and writing. The World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. was packed this week with educators to whom "Reading Matters"- as the pin, which… Continue reading IRA, 2008- Part One