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How to choose a children’s book
Choose children’s books wisely with these helpful criteria.
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What happens next? Raise a reader with predictable books
Books with repeated phrases, questions or rhymes give young children a wonderful opportunity to participate in the reading process.
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Rhyme with me! It's fun, you'll see!
Help your child develop an ear for rhyme with these tips, activities and books.
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Choosing books for kindergartners
Not too easy, not too hard. How to choose the right book for your emerging reader.
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Writing tips & tricks
Try these 10 tips to help children hone their writing skills.
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Learning ideas to love
Try these classroom-inspired ideas to share love with your little Valentine.
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Tip o' the hat to you, Dr. Seuss!
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! March is the month to celebrate this beloved and classic author’s birthday—share his history with your family!
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9 tips for raising a reader
Entering kindergarten with early literacy skills increases a child’s chances for academic success. These tips will help prepare your little one.
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Printable
My Book of Why
Kids ask a lot of questions. Turn their tough questions into a Book of Why. It's a great way to start building a child's research skills at an early age and to show them that "Why?" is a great question!
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Tara Cotta's discovery
Create something that Tara found as she was exploring. Doodling and drawing helps children develop the dexterity they need for writing letters.
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Short vowel word sort
Sounding out, or decoding, words with the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern (such as dog) is a great place for an emergent reader to start. In this printable, sorting words based on their sounds helps children pay attention to the individual sounds within words.
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A pirate's life for me
This printable activity asks children to choose between adjectives and to draw an image to match the descriptive words that they have selected.
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