Archive for Reading
Spectacular Book Series for Summer & Beyond
Everyone loves a good series. For children, reading books in a series provides opportunities to visit familiar characters, settings, and plot structures multiple times. Summer is a crucial and important time for kids to keep up their reading skills, and getting hooked on a great series can be…
3 Great Tips for Story-time with Your Toddler
Toddlers love to hear their parents read out loud. Story time combines some of your child’s favorite things: snuggling, interesting illustrations, and your voice. At this age, story time can be more interactive. Your toddler can repeat favorite phrases, request multiple readings of a favorite book, and point…
Children’s Literacy Initiative & American Airlines Partner to Get More Children Reading
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 16, 2016 — Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Philadelphia, and American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, are partnering to help more of the nation’s children read proficiently by third grade. Employees and executives on American’s Citizenship Steering Committee at the airlines’…
Get Your Students Warmed Up with a Picture Walk
Warming up before you exercise is considered a really good idea. It allows your body to prepare for the workout ahead – you stretch your muscles, you increase your heart rate and you are able to “get in the mindset” and prepare for your workout. Warming up is…
2015 NAEP Results: A Red Flag
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently released the results of the 2015 Nation’s Report Card for 4th and 8th grade students. In the NAEP reading assessment, students’ reading comprehension is measured by reading grade-appropriate materials and answering questions based on the selection they read. The type…
Are You Fostering a Love of Words in Your Students?
It’s a beautiful late August day, and my family is heading down the shore for what is likely to be our last day trip of summer. As we drive the familiar roads, we approach the small roadside fruit stand that today displays a standing sign boasting Homemade PIES….