Tag Archives: reading

A Children’s Book Story

(Important Note – For this story to have a happy ending, your volunteer help is needed before October 4th. Click here to help.) “We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.” — B.F. Skinner The Story A … Continue reading

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The Reading List

 “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” –Sir Richard Steele I thought some of you might enjoy a list of  books that I’ve read to my kids over the years. This is incomplete, but I’ll add … Continue reading

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The Magic Of Reading Aloud

“The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.” — Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook If there’s one thing I … Continue reading

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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 288 – Paying Off The Reading Debt

“To read means to borrow. To create out of one’s readings is paying off one’s debts.” — Georg Lichtenberg Our public libraries are a treasure. I know of no free resources other than public education and the internet which have … Continue reading

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