Now that I have book blessing tables scattered throughout the building, a lot of children are reading the books and love them!  The question I’m often asked is, “Do you […]

We all want our children to be word detectives.  Here’s a fun way to encourage your child to analyze words while also building sight word vocabulary. I’m Thinking of a […]

3rd Grade Reading Law

“The Literacy Essentials are free courses designed for Michigan teachers to improve childhood literacy development.  The Literacy Essentials provide new, effective approaches to markedly improve literacy skills among Michigan’s youngest […]

I cannot stress enough the impact that reading aloud has on reading success!  With that in mind, I created a blog for our families.  Watch for read-alouds and tips that […]

Read alouds are very beneficial to our children’s growth as readers.  When we read aloud we are sharing our love of reading and sending the message that reading is important.  […]

Reading at home is essential for reading success!  Please see the attached link for Henry Ford’s Read at Home Plan! Henry Ford’s Read at Home Plan

With all of the texting and social media that is available today I feel that we’re losing opportunities to engage in good old fashioned writing.  We all know that writing […]

Remember when you were young and you just had to have a copy of the book your teacher was reading in class?  Your teacher “blessed” that book and made it […]