5 Ways to Spend More Time Reading as a Family
written by Jodie Rodriguez, Growing Book by Book Are you craving more family reading time? Try these ideas to spend more time together with great
written by Jodie Rodriguez, Growing Book by Book Are you craving more family reading time? Try these ideas to spend more time together with great
written by Patrick Flores-Scott I’m very happy for this opportunity to write a guest post here at Imagination Soup! I’m an author of a
Guest post by Heather Shumaker If you love the world of children’s books, you might delight in this brand-new children’s book podcast. It’s called BookSmitten.
written by Marnie Ginsberg, Ph.D., Reading Simplified Most of us think of reading as visual, right? Indeed, of course, we use our eyes to be
written by Gabriella Aldeman My first-grade son deems dual-language books magical. “I can read them with both my grandmas in Virginia and Panama,” he says,
Grandparents frequently email me asking for tips and advice on how to get their grandchildren reading. Because grandmas and grandpas want to see their grandkids
Want a fun way to motivate children to read during the month of December? Download this free printable coloring Advent calendar. It’s a simple way
Books make the best gifts, am I right? To make it easier for you to find the right book for each child on your list,
Find the best middle-grade chapter books from 2020 for kids ages 8 to 12. You’ll find #ownvoices, historical fiction, fantasy, mystery, and more–there’s a book
These picture books stand out as the BEST books of 2020 that I’ve read and reviewed. (And I’ve reviewed hundreds of books this year.) If
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Sourcebooks. All opinions are my own. My new favorite wordplay picture book is No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read
Are you looking for reading and writing gifts for kids? Sometimes all it takes for kids (and me) to want to write or read are
Disclosure: This post is written in partnership with Duolingo ABC. All opinions are my own. Parents and teachers of early readers ages 3 to
Engage kids with storytelling games. Once kids start telling fictional narrative stories out loud, it will improve their written stories. When I teach kids how
Fluent readers need a big vocabulary. The more words a child knows, the better reader and writer they are. (Anderson and Freebody, 1981; Graves, 1986;
Hi. I’m Josh. I write picture books like Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast. The 4th book in the series, Short & Sweet, releases next
Updated: 8/2020 Parents, if you’re looking for directions on starting a book club for kids, get ideas for set-up, discussions, food, and activities here. The
What is a Mentor Text? Mentor texts are books that model for students what good writers do — the craft and skills involved in writing.
Whether you’re looking for an easy chapter book or a middle grade chapter book, here’s what’s available on Kindle Unlimited for your kids ages 6
All readers, especially reluctant readers, need books that motivate them to read. Which is why I want to share these interactive adventure books that ask
An at home, do-it-yourself DIY summer camp can be an inexpensive and fun way to help your children grow intellectually, artistically, socially and spiritually over
