Stacey Loscalzo

Archive for the ‘all about literacy’ Category

Feb 10

A New Crush

by Stacey

I have a  new love. Over the weekend I read this article in our local paper. Amazingly, it was about the success of independent book stores in our area. Not only was I thrilled with that fact, but I couldn’t have been happier to discover that a new store had opened just a few minutes […]

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Feb 04

Dog and Bear

by Stacey

There are many reasons why I love children’s books. This week, I was reminded of a big one. Sometimes, a children’s book can remind us of a great truth in the way that nothing else can. We had another week of snow and ice, early dismissals and school closings. Between vacations, snow and sickness, the girls have literally […]

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Sep 03

Book Introductions

by Stacey

Parents often search for computer programs, workbooks and expensive tutoring centers to help their children love books and learn to read. Fortunately, the answer is much closer to home and much more simple. There a million different things I could point out here. For example, simply having books, the real paper kind, in your home can […]

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Jul 20

A Love of Reading

by Stacey

Everyday a summary of ‘reading in the news’ is delivered to my in-box courtesy of the fantastic organization, Reading Rockets. Today my eyes jumped to an editorial that appeared in the Grand Forks Herald titled, “A Love of Reading Means Everything to Children.” I knew this writer would be singing my song. While many of […]

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