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From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 3a, Emerging Readers

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on June 5, 2011. The ages of 5 to 8 years mark a time of great transition in a child’s life. Starting kindergarten and then “real” school, moving beyond the familiar (and even for a child who has been in daycare, school is going to be a different experience), …

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From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 2b, Books to Read to Little Ones

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 31, 2011 There is no perfect time to read a story to a little one … Any time is the perfect time to read a story to a little one. As I said in my first post about reading to the littlest ones, reading aloud can begin …

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From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 2a, Reading to the Littlest Ones

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 26, 2011. As Emma Walton Hamilton points out in her book Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment, it is never too early to begin reading to a child. Even before the baby is born, reading to him/her can be a way of bonding, of …

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From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 1b, Rhyming book suggestions

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 21, 2011. In my previous post in this series, I talked about how to read rhyming-text picture books. In this post, I want to suggest a few books in which the rhyming text works (and one in which it doesn’t, in my opinion). Babies are aware of …

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From the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud 1a, Rhyming Texts

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 19, 2011. When Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies was released, I told my mother about it over the phone, and mentioned that there was a CD of Julie reading some of the poems. (Note: Emma reads some of the poems as well.) I remember …

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From the archives — Books to Share with Children When Someone Dies

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on June 11, 2011. When I first wrote this post back in June of 2011, I’d just received word that a friend had died after a brief (but fiesty) battle with brain cancer. This post was, and is, in memory of Audrey. Death is not an easy thing for …

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From the Archives — Wild Orchid & Waiting for No One

This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on April 8, 2011. I’m tying this post to Patricia’s post earlier regarding Autism Awareness Month — I hope you’ll read Pat’s thoughtful and thought-provoking post. My cousin, Bev Brenna, who writes thoughtful and thought-provoking YA books (as well as middle-grade novels, and picture books — Bev is versatile) …

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