Children’s Bookroom: SUMMER READING PROGRAMS

June 5, 2017March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Reading Arts and Crafts, Barnes & Noble, Book Clubs, Bookroom, Books, Bookstore, Children, Encouraging Young Readers, Library, Literacy advocates, Movies, Reading Programs, summer, summer reading

This summer, continue to encourage your child to read during the school break by enrolling them in a summer reading program. There are many incentives, including freebies! Register your child for a summer reading program and take advantage of the activities and events that will keep your kids busy. Some summer program activities and events […]

Children’s Bookroom: POEM IN YOUR POCKET

April 14, 2017March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading #pocketpoem, Bookroom, Children, Developing Readers, Encouraging Young Readers, Library, Literacy, Motivation to Read, Poem In Your Pocket, Poems, Poetry, Schools, Teachers

Every year in April, we celebrate National Poetry Month. Launched in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month has become the largest literary celebration in the world. Each year worldwide, schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets commemorate poetry’s vital place in our nation. Use poetry to encourage readers, especially struggling readers. Poetry […]

Children’s Bookroom: Readers Theater

March 23, 2017March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Reading Bookroom, Books, Children, Encouraging Young Readers, Fluent Readers, Librarians, Library, Literacy advocates, Media Specialist, Motivation to Read, Parents, Readers Theater, Reading, Reading Aloud, Teacher-Librarians, Teachers

Do you have students or children who need a boost of confidence in reading? Readers Theater is a great idea to accomplish this task. I have never observed a child who did not enjoy participating in a Readers Theater performance. Readers Theater is a presentation in which children perform by reading speaking parts of literature […]

Children’s Bookroom: CREATING YOUR OWN LITERACY EVENT

January 3, 2017March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading Bookroom, Books, Bookstore, Encouraging Young Readers, Librarians, Literacy, Literacy advocates, Literacy Events, Media Specialist, Motivation to Read, Movies, Parents, Reading, Reading Literature, Reading strategy, Story Time, Teacher-Librarians, Teachers, Television

As parents, teachers, and librarians, it takes a little creativity to encourage and motivate children to read. I would like to provide a few tips to inspire your young readers. Visit the National Day Calendar (http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com) for interesting themes to celebrate. You can locate themes by the day, week, and/or month. For example, yesterday, January […]

Children’s Bookroom: HOOKED ON BOOK SERIES

September 18, 2016March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Reading Book Series, Children, Children's Literature, Children's Magazines, Encouraging Young Readers, Motivation to Read, Parents, Reading Rocket, Reading strategy, Reluctant Readers, Struggling Readers, Teachers

Is it a struggle to get your child to read? Your child might say, “I just don’t like to read or “Do I have to read?” Of course, there are many possible reasons for this. However, it is not always the obvious, such as your child experiencing reading difficulties. Some children read well, but do […]

Children’s Bookroom: Encouraging Young Readers

July 13, 2016March 14, 2018 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading Arts and Crafts, Barnes & Noble, Book Clubs, Bookroom, Bookstore, Children, Encouraging Young Readers, Just Right Books, Lexile Level, Library, Movie Time, Reading Programs, Story Time

In kindergarten, I took my reading textbook home without permission. My newfound love for reading proved to have been greater than the fear of my teacher finding out my little secret. I also fibbed to my parents and told them my homework assignment existed within the pages of that Dick and Jane Reader. All evening, […]