Today I learned two things: 1. I would be paid $85 per day (before taxes) if I were to become a substitute teacher at the girl’s elementary school. 2. Albert Pujols will sign with the Los Angeles Angels for ten years and $254 million dollars. He will make over $150, 000 per game. Enough said.
Read moreI go to our local library nearly everyday. I browse the shelves or pick up books I reserve through our inter-library loan system. Sometimes I become self-conscious and worry that the librarians think I have too much free time on my hands. I will tell them how much Caroline is reading right now. How I […]
Read moreI couldn’t agree with these canines more. Interestingly, I remember liking homework as a child. This is interesting because I hate it as a parent. I find myself questioning the meaningfulness of tired children trudging through assignments that often seem to lack meaning. I also believe that homework should reflect a child’s knowledge of the […]
Read moreI love the blogosphere for so many reasons. One such reason is the monthly post titled, Roundup of Children’s Literacy and Reading News written by three incredibly talented women; Jen from Jen Robinson’s Book Page, Terry from the Family Bookshelf and Carol from Rasco for RIF. This month’s post can (and should!) be found here. While […]
Read moreThis weekend was filled with Christmas preparations. From the downtown tree lighting, to Christmas tree picking, to visits to Santa to house decorations… But it was also filled with questions about traditions, religions and symbols. While trying to process it all, Katherine formed a question that I think sums up how confusing the over-commercialized […]
Read moreI have been asked again and again if I tutor children in reading. I have in the past but had been taking a break from this work. Then, last week, I was asked again and I decided it was time. Apparently, there is a huge need and I have the skills so it just seemed […]
Read moreI have written recently about the realization that my girls have different likes and dislikes. I have always acknowledged the huge differences in their personalities but somehow I managed to assume they would be the same type of reader and learner. Fortunately, they are both strong enough to point out these differences. Just a […]
Read moreFrequent readers of this blog, know about my love of a good Read Together Book. For those of you who may have just discovered this little corner of the world, I wrote the following about Read Together Books over the summer: You know emergent readers. They are the ones who are so close to reading that they can almost taste […]
Read moreTo use a cliche (something I try not to do but unavoidable here), I can’t help but feel like a broken record on this issue. I am always amazed by how my children mimic my reading behaviors. Sometimes in really subtle ways and then in just, ‘shout it out-I am copying you’ sorts of ways. It […]
Read moreThe other night, all was amazingly quiet upstairs. For a bit I enjoyed the quiet and then I began to wonder what was going on. It was “potion creating-quiet”, “cutting American Girl hair-quiet”, “drawing a mural on the wall-quiet”. So I tip toed upstairs expecting to catch the girls in a crime. Instead, I found them […]
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