Reading to Babies & Toddlers

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When should you start reading to your baby?  NOW!  There are many, well documented benefits associated with reading to your child.  Therefore, the sooner you start, the greater will be the benefit to your child.  You may question why you … Continued

Bringing Books to Life

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Make books an integral part of your child’s life by not only reading books to and with him/her, but using the books as a ‘jumping off’ point to a whole range of other activities.  Through these activities you can help … Continued

Find the Words

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This is a fun vocabulary activity you can use with your class once they have learned half the number of words as there are students (i.e., 20 students=10 words). Divide the class in half. Give each student in Group A … Continued

Genre

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A knowledge and understanding of genre has a role to play in both reading and writing. What is genre? Genre refers to types of writing that address different purposes. Examples of different types of genre include: Poetry, fiction (and the … Continued