tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post5427471500789612067..comments2024-03-29T06:12:13.736-04:00Comments on the underwear drawer: Michelle Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-60461183407979410922010-02-20T16:56:03.786-05:002010-02-20T16:56:03.786-05:00Of course you should have piles of books at home, ...Of course you should have piles of books at home, and read the favorites again and again. But...don't forget that wonderful resource, the children's section of your local public library! <br /><br />Oops--I just read the comments section and saw that someone else had the same advice. It's great for discovering all sorts of books you might not otherwise find (new, old, out of print). Plus it's so much fun to be surrounded by books and readers.<br /><br />Also, I recommend the anthology "I'll Read to You and You Read to Me". Lots of classics out together.<br /><br />Happy Reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-3886372225886691092010-02-19T22:14:32.331-05:002010-02-19T22:14:32.331-05:00Cecily,
or as a graduate school classmate said (in...Cecily,<br />or as a graduate school classmate said (in all seriousness) a FEROCIOUS readerbiscuitxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-56579873493219337042010-02-19T10:54:26.327-05:002010-02-19T10:54:26.327-05:00And Caps for Sale.And Caps for Sale.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-13702904036629693112010-02-19T10:54:17.001-05:002010-02-19T10:54:17.001-05:00Try Katy No Pocket, too.Try Katy No Pocket, too.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-59015917020662992032010-02-19T10:53:56.676-05:002010-02-19T10:53:56.676-05:00WOOT!WOOT!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-42538962865308485982010-02-19T08:32:52.188-05:002010-02-19T08:32:52.188-05:00Amelia Bedelia! I second Andrea up there who said ...Amelia Bedelia! I second Andrea up there who said that Mouse Tales was the best. I remember writing stories in montessori with those in mind.<br /><br />I'm so excited for kids who start reading! I hope Cal has a great great time on /this/ journey :Dpeiyunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-47079991409030590242010-02-18T08:54:02.035-05:002010-02-18T08:54:02.035-05:00whatever happened to LeVar Burton?whatever happened to LeVar Burton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-26642291539674945582010-02-17T19:59:44.689-05:002010-02-17T19:59:44.689-05:00How exciting! Geordi LaForge I mean LeVar Burton ...How exciting! Geordi LaForge I mean LeVar Burton is awesome! I was also a voracious reader growing up - library books, kids book-of-the-month clubs, National Geographic World magazine, Highlights magazine... I remember watching Reading Rainbow and then trying to get the books myself out of the library to re-read them.Cecilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-72783517792423569472010-02-17T12:13:23.971-05:002010-02-17T12:13:23.971-05:00OMG!! I had totally forgotten about the Reading Ra...OMG!! I had totally forgotten about the Reading Rainbow theme song, but watching that clip, I remembered every bit. Wow, I loved that show. (And no, I wasn't good at sports either.)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034961144987324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-53710370370544164282010-02-16T21:53:51.950-05:002010-02-16T21:53:51.950-05:00Michelle, Take Cal to the library. He can have his...Michelle, Take Cal to the library. He can have his pick of books and they are free! My local library also had story time, puppet shows, arts and crafts (all free!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-37741106777735776252010-02-16T20:19:21.106-05:002010-02-16T20:19:21.106-05:00Oh man, Amelia Bedelia. Those books were the best....Oh man, Amelia Bedelia. Those books were the best.Mauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-21608183175777313342010-02-16T18:58:18.667-05:002010-02-16T18:58:18.667-05:00We (my roommate and I) just went to the New Englan...We (my roommate and I) just went to the New England Mobile Book Fair on Monday to buy a ridiculous quantity of books for some of our little friends (and soon to be friends [ie not born quite yet]). We got Bread and Jam for Frances, too. And Gooney Bird Greene (which is great, but probably a little beyond Cal at the moment unless read aloud). LOVE BOOKS.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430974507635860856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-54954703245755145012010-02-16T18:47:41.031-05:002010-02-16T18:47:41.031-05:00I was definitely not a reader when I was a kid. T...I was definitely not a reader when I was a kid. There was an occasional Goosebumps, Cam Jansen, etc but nothing around Cal's age. But now I'm addicted to my Kindle. Just a little hope for those parents whose kids don't like to read, yet.Gregory House, PA-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114548202436644026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-4634472681571729882010-02-16T18:07:15.248-05:002010-02-16T18:07:15.248-05:00That clip brought back so many memories! It is so...That clip brought back so many memories! It is so great to hear how excited Cal is for reading. It was such a big part of my childhood! A lot of my friends are having children nowadays, and it has inspired me to make a list of all of my favorite books as a kid -- from "Goodnight Moon" to "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle". I remember Amelia Bedelia and her silly antics! Somehow everything always turned out okay...alli_oophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966943575978161077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-31116325088122690132010-02-16T17:22:53.747-05:002010-02-16T17:22:53.747-05:00You're kidding! I hope that's on your CV. ...You're kidding! I hope that's on your CV. I am totally serious, that is very cool.Michelle Auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-89955047750139546352010-02-16T16:16:36.747-05:002010-02-16T16:16:36.747-05:00It was a great show...
A girl I grew up with was ...It was a great show...<br /><br />A girl I grew up with was the "Reading Rainbow is brought to you by...." voice.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-44801344653879214162010-02-16T15:12:05.229-05:002010-02-16T15:12:05.229-05:00Oh, I love all the Arnold Lobel books! Such great ...Oh, I love all the Arnold Lobel books! Such great ones. Mouse Tales is especially fun! <br /><br />Those books are at a 1st-2nd grade level, so if Cal has not yet learned enough phonics to decode them I recommend Progressive Phonics. It's a free program that is witty and fun, and did I mention it's FREE? You just download the books and activities, or read on screen. For actual printed and bound books, the ones by Nora Gaynos aren't so sappy as many others and work through phonics skills.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613192598595466797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-58651304570821167272010-02-16T14:05:43.836-05:002010-02-16T14:05:43.836-05:00It's wonderful that Cal loves being read to! ...It's wonderful that Cal loves being read to! (Some kids don't.) This is a huge opportunity.<br /><br />When children are read to, they develop their language skills very rapidly, because they are hearing words used in context - words that would otherwise be above their reading level. Hearing the written word aloud is an incredibly powerful tool in literacy. <br /><br />Plus, it keeps them occupied for HOURS and isn't tv or video games! <br /><br />What's not to like?<br /><br />The magic is this: books on tape/CD/or loaded onto an iPod.<br /><br />Back when he was Cal's age, I saw that my son could sit for HOURS and have us read to him. I therefore pounced on the opportunity to have books flowing into his ears as often as possible! (Plus, a parent can only read aloud for So. Long. before they go insane.)<br /><br />My eleven year old son is - and has been for a long, LONG time - addicted to books on tape. Well, actually, that's books on CD, but he started his addiction to them while they were on tape.<br /><br />When he was Cal's age, he used to carry his tape player EVERYWHERE through the house.<br /><br />Then he graduated to books on CD.<br /><br />Now he's very high tech. He has a small iPod, and we have loaded that thing with literally more than a hundred books that we've ripped off of library CDs (because I am cheap, stay at home with them and have no life).<br /><br />But listening to books has been a huge portion of my son's life for many years now and has brought him SO much enjoyment (he is also now insanely verbal, and he has listened to - literally - an entire literary decade or so of educational fiction and non-fiction, all in the form of entertainment). When he was Cal's age, my son would sit and listen to books while playing with Legos or puzzles or some such. And the narrators that read the books on tape/CD are amazingly excellent. <br /><br />(Plus, I still read aloud to my children, even though they're 11 and 16).<br /><br />I highly encourage you to try this out on Cal! (If you have not already done so, which you may have. In that case, ignore my comment!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com