Category Archives: Kids Reading

Dangerous Speakers | Teacher Talk (Dyslexia and other Reading Disabilities)

Good educators are always seeking new information–whether that information is to learn better ways of serving their students, learn more about a topic or technique, follow how the latest research-based techniques are working elsewhere, etc. To good educators, an 8-hour … Continue reading

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What Kids are Reading, 2013

We have all heard this: It is less important what a child reads than that the child reads. However, we also want children to read books that carry a message. When a child has trouble choosing a book–especially one for … Continue reading

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How to Inspire Your Students to Read this Summer | Edutopia

This blog is from Edutopia, a supported by the  George Lucas Educational Foundation. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, this particular post  is a great source for getting students to keep reading during the summer. In general, Edutopia … Continue reading

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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!” | ED.gov Blog

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is touring the kicking off the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! initiative for the summer with a bang. He has merged the reading improvement with First Lady Michelle Obama‘s campaign to prevent childhood obesity, and is … Continue reading

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Put the Brakes on the Summer Slide | Teaching Tolerance

Here is a great–and short!–list of things one can do with a student during the summer. Enjoy! Put the Brakes on the Summer Slide | Teaching Tolerance. If the link above does not work, copy and past this URL into … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From Saturday’s inbox… Allied Online High School Blog Offline Summer Reading Recommendations for Online High School Students Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:57 AM PDT By JACQUELYN SANBORN, Dean of Instruction at Allied National High…

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