Parenthood is challenging on its own, let alone taking the steps to teach your child to read. As a teacher, I can confidently say that a child’s reading skills are early predictors of their academic success in the future. Teaching your child to read isn’t a step you have to take on your own, there […]

Want to know a secret? Helping children learn how to choose the right book to read is simple! It’s all about one little word that they can keep in their back pocket whenever they’re in the library, at the classroom reading center, or at the book fair. All they need to remember is P.I.C.K. P.I.C.K. […]

I’m sure most parents don’t think about the process of learning to read until they have children of their own at home grabbing for books. As a teacher myself, I cannot tell you how many times parents have come up to me asking questions about how they can teach their children to read at home. […]

But can they? The life of parents is never easy, whether we work outside the home or not, and this is not the only reason why we need to get our kids to help with the chores – regularly, and without fights and tantrums (from either you or your children!) As youngsters, many will copy […]