Building Your Child’s Phonological Awareness
Families
What exactly is Phonological Awareness? ...
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Winter Holiday Books to Read with Your Kids
Educators
Winter is the perfect season to introduce children to the rich diversity of experiences our world offers through learning around the seasonal holidays and...
Read Aloud At Home: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges
Families
The weeks past have focused on the importance of talking and reading with children and the role it plays in their ability to read when they are older. There is...
Communicating Clearly During COVID
Educators
Face coverings, masks specifically, have certainly proven to be a challenge through the COVID pandemic. How many times do you finish a sentence to realize you...
Thanksgiving Books to Read with Your Kids
Educators
Thanksgiving in America is generally thought of as a time for reflection and gratitude, a time to gather with family and friends. Across the United States the...
Weekly Read Aloud at Home: My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown
Families
During this pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves at home more often. Technology has helped to connect us with friends and family, allowed us to work from...
Early Language Strategies that Build Emergent Literacy Skills
Families
Let’s talk reading. ...
Using Pet-Themed Stories to Connect With Your Child
Families
Lizards, turtles, bullfrogs, ferrets, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, fish, cats, dogs, newts, salamanders, rabbits, and snakes…OH MY! These are some of the pets...
Tips For Teaching Alphabet Knowledge
Assessments
A great way to begin teaching letters to children is to focus on the ones in their first name, because their name is important to them! This is a great way to...
Let’s Talk Family
Families
Families come in many varieties. No matter what your family looks like, how big it is, or who’s in it, it’s probably played a big part in your life – and...
Using Open-Ended Questions to Engage Your Child in Meaningful Conversation
Families
“Why don’t I have a tail?” “Why do zebras have stripes?” “Why do birds poop on cars?” Kids are full of questions – some we wish someone else...
Science of Early Brain Development
Families
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