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Help! I Can’t Get My Son To Read!

August 17, 2012 | Christie | Comments (2)

I cannot count the number of times I've had a paren’t ask for assistance in choosing a book for their fussy child; more often than not, that picky reader happens to be a boy.   This is not an uncommon trend.  Teachers, educators, librarians, and paren’ts alike have realized that, generally speaking, boys tend to struggle more with reading than girls.  There are many theories surrounding […]

The Alphabet Song As A Lullaby?

July 18, 2012 | Christie | Comments (0)

Songs are powerful things aren’t they?  The catchy tune, the lyrics, the rhythm…you catch yourself singing along to the latest hit on the radio without ever having actually studied the words.  We’ve all been there before: trying to revise important dates or names for that history quiz; or, possibly worse, trying to come up with ways for your […]