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We're getting ready for some road trippin' this spring. We do not have a DVD player in our car, and I would like to avoid getting one for as long as possible. We do use our laptops sometimes in the car to let Isaac watch movies, but Isaac doesn't really seem to care for movies in the car too much. Isaac does like being read to in the car though. ...

Building Vocabulary Photo by Samuel Mann Maybe it sounds strange to say that building a child's vocabulary can help foster a love of reading in them. But consider this, vocabulary is one of the handful of essential skills a child must possess to be a successful reader. And if we want our children to enjoy reading, we must help them be good at ...

Read, Read, Read Aloud To Your Child! Obviously, I'm not going in order of importance with the posts in this particular series. If it was, this tip would probably be listed in the top spot! Reading to your child is the single most important thing you can do to raise a reader (Jim Trelease)! And it's important no matter how old your child is, ...

Have Books Everywhere... and Watch the Magic Happen! This is kind of a no-brainer, right? I mean, how can your child be interested in reading if there aren't books around to be read? Usually I see books kept in a child's room, but often that's the only place I see them. Book should be everywhere! In the kitchen. In the bathroom. In the car. In ...

Find Books On Topics That Interest Your Child Before I had kids I would hear this kind of advice a lot, and I gave this advice a lot myself as well. But I must admit, I was always a bit skeptical of whether it was really effective or not. Now that I have My Little Reader (Isaac) though, I can say that IT IS! Granted, I have been feeding Isaac a ...

These are my links for January 13th: Mastering Distraction « Cactus Wrangler – It’s tough. Distractions rule our lives – from social media and phone calls to other workers. Maybe you work at home and you have pets or children. Our hobbies and passions are more compelling than the work we have to get done.What do [...]

My brother has recently started blogging and asked me for some tips. I thought I would share them here. I started blogging in 2006 and it has been some of the best professional development for me that I have ever done. Blogging forces me to think, reflect and write about my experiences. Blogging helps me retain my learning and connects me to ...

A while back I wrote a post describing, and commenting on, a specific library story time I attended with my son. I received a great comment today on that post and wanted to use this post to respond to it. I'm hoping the commenter, Leslie, doesn't mind me sharing her comment in this post. Hi! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on story time. I am a ...

That’s basically what this book is all about. Ah, new book smell. I just unwrapped my gift from ISTE, which I got for winning “Best Character Voices” in the Six Sounds Podcast contest. I’m very excited to crack this book open. It’s no easy task trying to be innovative when you’ve got 8-10 year old technology. We’re hoping to present ideas ...

Spigoo Invoking a lifelong love of reading in the children in your life can be difficult but it is very important. Fortunately, the Internet provides a number of sites and tools that can help you encourage and inspire any child to be a lifelong reader. Here is a list of 20 sites to explore: Reading Rockets - The Reading Rockets site offers ...