Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets is a national project that looks at how young children learn to read, why so many struggle, and what caring adults can do to help them. http://www.ReadingRockets.org
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Reading Rockets How are wine and literacy related? Fledgling Wine will donate 60 books to children in need worldwide for each case of wine sold: http://ow.ly/DsO6

Source: ow.ly
The Fledgling Initiative aims to make awesome wine for the benefit of Room to Read, a non-profit organization extending literacy and educational opportunities to children worldwide. Every case sold will provide approximately 60 local language children’s books and promote education in the world’s poo...
Claudine
Claudine
Great excuse for a case now!
2 hours ago
Kate
Kate
I LOVE this!
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Reading Rockets Our wonderful, warm interview with National Book Award Finalist Deborah Heiligman is now up! http://ow.ly/DPT0

Source: ow.ly
Deborah Heiligman writes fiction and nonfiction, for kids of all ages. She's published more than 26 books, exploring topics as diverse as religious celebrations around the world, babies, butterflies, honeybees, and a particularly charming "loves-to-hear-a-book" dog (our kind of dog!). Her 2008 book,...
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Reading Rockets Great ideas for getting boys interested in reading by using fiction: http://ow.ly/D8tW

Source: ow.ly
We all know that boys can be more reluctant to read. They tend to speak later and read later than girls. As well, boys are less likely to want to be read to or spend time looking at books. But as I have said before, we also know what it takes to get them more interested. While using non-fiction is a...
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Reading Rockets Are you going to the NAEYC Conference? We are too! Stop by our table and meet the Reading Rockets crew!

Wed at 2:18pm
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Reading Rockets Who's who in your child's school? Lots of dedicated professionals... http://ow.ly/Cvdy

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There are many people at your child's school who are there to help your child learn, grow socially and emotionally, and navigate the school environment. Here's a selected list of who's who at your school: the teaching and administrative staff as well as organizations at the district level. You might...
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Reading Rockets Parents in the picture: building partnerships that last beyond "Back to School Night": http://ow.ly/Cvfo

Source: ow.ly
Often the lone volunteer in her sons' classrooms, Amy Anderson used to make assumptions about the other, missing parents — that they didn't care, or that their priorities were somehow out of whack. That was before she met Lorelei.
Claudine
Claudine
I am proud to say I helped in this area. I remember feeling intimidated my first few nights of volunteering.
Tue at 4:58pm
Rhiannon Samoyedny
Rhiannon Samoyedny
Very good point! It is intimidating at first especially if you don't know anyone - but eventually you will get to know new people. Also my son is 8 and he thinks it's cool that I help out grading papers and he loves that he gets to see the "behind the scenes"of the fundraisers! Don't be shy try it out!!!
Yesterday at 9:42am
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Reading Rockets Who is the exuberant administrator of "A Fine, Fine School"? Mr. Keene, Mr. Krupp or Mr. Lincoln? Take the quiz! http://ow.ly/Cv3G

Tue at 7:23am
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Reading Rockets Top 10 ways to celebrate Geography Awareness Week, from the National Geographic "My Wonderful World" blog: http://ow.ly/CLnR

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Learn about My Wonderful World, a National Geographic-led campaign to increase geographic learning, and meet coalition members.
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Reading Rockets Why it's so important to read aloud to your kids: http://ow.ly/BXAA

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I want to share this email I received from a reading specialist in response to my recent blogpost about parents pushing academics on preschool kids, who actually learn best through well-designed play...
Sherry Perez
Sherry Perez
Opens you and your child to another world and not to mention the dialogue!!!! I agree it is a huge vocabulary builder!!!
Tue at 8:06am
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Reading Rockets Test your kid lit IQ with our school-themed Daily Quiz, Nov 15-21, in celebration of NEA's American Education Week. http://ow.ly/CuYN

November 16 at 7:18am
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Reading Rockets "Anonyponymous" author, John Bemelmans Marciano, talks with us about paying loving homage to his grandfather's Madeline: http://ow.ly/BHNz

Source: ow.ly
John Bemelmans Marciano was born in 1970 and never had the chance to meet his famous grandfather, Ludwig Bemelmans. But he has carried on the legacy of Madeline in a new series of picture books that pay loving homage to the beloved character his grandfather created in 1939. Bemelmans Marciano brings...
Penny Neef
Penny Neef
This was THE book for me. The one I asked my mother to read over and over again when I was four years old. I learned to read with this book and developed a life-long love of reading (and Paris).
November 13 at 12:20pm
Ann
Ann
I love Madeline. I have read it to my students every year. Even the boys like it.
November 13 at 3:48pm
Carol Rice
Carol Rice
I lived that book. That was my school, my bed and my dog!!
November 13 at 4:12pm
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Celebrate World Kindness Day with a random act of kindness! Send a free Reading Rockets e-card to thank a teacher who's making a difference, or slip your child a lunchbox note to let them know you're thinking of them...
Stephanie
Stephanie
everyday+
November 13 at 10:27am
Natasha Gaxhaj
Natasha Gaxhaj
Kjo eshte plotesisht e vertete.
November 14 at 5:46am
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Reading Rockets Galvanize? Silhouette? Leotard? New book "Anonyponymous" explores "the forgotten people behind everyday words." http://ow.ly/BHJX

Source: ow.ly
You might know that the tantalizing combination of peanut butter and jelly you're eating between two slices of bread was named after a certain Earl of Sandwich, but how many other words that we use every day are named after real people?
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Reading Rockets "Mad woman in the forest gets a cottage." Check out writer Laurie Halse Anderson's fabulous new writing space. http://ow.ly/BETo

Source: ow.ly
Without further ado, I bring you the greatest gift a writer can ever receive. Behold! My writing cottage unveiled!