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Reading

Get great tips for getting your little ones to be great readers. Learn how to best read to babies. Learn why you should still read to teenagers. Get tips to teach a love for reading and help your children become lifelong readers.

How To Improve Reading Skills with Sustained Silent Reading

May 31, 2019 by valplowman
Four year old girl reading a book

No matter what level of reading your child is currently, those skills can be improved on with this super simple, daily practice. If you have read many of my posts …

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Categories Reading Tags read aloud handbook, SSR, summer setback 3 Comments

Reading Aloud to Preteens

May 7, 2019November 19, 2015 by valplowman

Photo credit: Brayden Plowman Your child has reached the age of 9 and really is a proficient reader. Congratulations! And whew! That means no more needing to read to that …

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Book Series: Beneficial or Harmful to Reading Skills?

July 29, 2019October 22, 2015 by valplowman

There is a widely held belief that a child reading a book series will be detrimental to the development of that child being a good reader. I see it all …

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Simple Ways to Ensure Your Child Loves Books

May 7, 2019September 17, 2015 by valplowman

This is how I found Kaitlyn most mornings this summer: sitting in a spot of morning sun with her latest book. One of my highest priority goals as a parent …

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A Simple Way to Teach a Love for Reading

May 7, 2019June 24, 2015 by valplowman

I am a huge proponent of reading. One of my main goals as a parent has always been to teach my children to not only be capable of reading, but …

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Categories Reading Tags read aloud handbook, SSR 5 Comments

Reading Aloud to Children

May 7, 2019June 18, 2015 by valplowman

As your children grow, I hope you feel more comfortable with the reading process and it is just a more natural part of your day. The child age range is …

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Reading to Preschoolers

May 7, 2019June 4, 2015 by valplowman

  I have recently written on Reading to Toddlers and  Reading to Infants. Today I want to continue on with talking about reading to preschoolers. I am defining a preschooler as …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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