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My little guy loves books. We read every day, and always before bed. He's learning to turn the pages and will sit with his books by himself for a long while. They're also great to take along in the car and to restaurants. Here are some of our favorite board books:...

We’ve taken dozens of road trips with our little guy the past few months. Dozens. Some went great, some went horribly, horribly wrong. Some were with both of us, and--the horrible, horrible one--were just me driving. One 6.5 hour road trip turned into almost 10...

Songs are a great to way to boost learning. They help with memorization, vocabulary and kids love them. Print out lyrics to your kids favorite songs for word-to-word correspondence. In my class each child has a binder with song lyrics and poems. We play a few songs...

An inexpensive and easy way to make Easy Readers is to use your child's favorite coloring books and re-write the text.  Write sentences on post-it notes, masking tape or white cover-up tape you can find in office supply or teacher stores. I...

Confused about what books to buy your young readers?  The predictable, repetitive readers your child reads in school aren't readily available to parents.  Libraries are filled with wonderful, beautiful storybooks,  but 4, 5 and 6 year olds can become...