November is…

Posted on October 27, 2008 by racheldenning

National Adoption Month
Books about Adoption

American Indian Heritage Month

National Life Writing Month

November 9-15 is National Young Readers Week
Phonics

First Readers

Young Readers

Chapter Books and Classics

November 9-16 World Kindness Week
Practice Random Acts of Kindness

November 20-26 National Farm-City Week
Books on Farms

November 22-29 National Bible Week
Bible Stories

November 22-28 National Game and Puzzle Week
Family Games and Puzzles

November 20 [...]

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15 Simple Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read

Posted on September 25, 2008 by racheldenning

Research shows that the most criticial aspect to whether a child reads or not, and continues the habit into adulthood, is how the feel about reading. If they have negative associations with it, they will avoid it, and likely stop doing it once it is not ‘required.’
On the other hand, if they associate reading with [...]

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