Reading for Preschool

Well, so much for updating my blog. It has been far too long. I won't go through the list of excuses other than to say that it has bee...

Mixing up letters in a word that you just spelled together is a great way to work on letter sounds and help ch ildren understand that the le...

Creating a cute little shape book with Isadora proved to not be as motivating as I had hoped. Ugh! What a slacker I have been. I graduated...

Books like Life-Size Zoo get preschoolers energized about reading non-fiction texts. *Sidenote - I graduated!! Yes, I now officially have m...

Encouraging your child to read nonfiction now can have a big payoff later in their childhood. Reading nonfiction is a big deal. Think about...

Alphabet Bingo is a fun game that can reinforce letter names. Aak! I've been working on my dissertation day and night, leaving little t...

Using invented spelling can strengthen your child's spelling and reading ability, while opening up fun ways to write letters and stories...