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: 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, […]