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Chapter Books for Boys

April 15, 2022December 15, 2016 by valplowman
Chapter books for boys

Boys and girls can most definitely appreciate the same books. This is especially true for a book like Harry Potter. Many of the books you see here will also be …

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Categories Book Lists, Boys, Preteen Tags literacy Leave a comment

Great Picture Books for Girls

October 5, 2020April 7, 2016 by valplowman

  That age old battle. Okay, maybe it isn’t age old. Maybe it is just half a century old. Hey, maybe it is even just a quarter of a century …

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Categories Book Lists, Girls Tags book recommendation, children's books, literacy 1 Comment

Gateway Chapter Books for Beginners

October 12, 2020February 29, 2016 by valplowman
gateway chapter books for beginngers

Despite being very gifted linguistically, Kaitlyn was very hesitant to start reading chapter books. Whether it was that she was experiencing perfectionist worries that she wouldn’t be able to read …

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Categories Book Lists, Child Tags book recommendation, chapter books, children's books, literacy Leave a comment

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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Categories Preschooler, Reading Tags literacy, read aloud handbook 2 Comments

Reading Magic by Mem Fox Book Recommendation

September 17, 2021September 15, 2011 by valplowman
Reading Magic by Mem Fox

The reasons to read Reading Magic by Mem Fox. It is a fast, simple read and wil help you be prepared to change your kids’ lives. Reading Magic by Mem …

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Categories Reading Tags book recommendation, literacy, Reading Magic 3 Comments

Teaching Handwriting to Your Children at Home

March 15, 2021March 25, 2011 by valplowman
Child writing on paper

All about the D’Nealian handwriting method and how to make it work even for toddlers and young preschoolers. Here is the latest post from Susanne, a literacy specialist! This is …

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Categories Education Tags homeschooling, learning activities, literacy 5 Comments

Why You Should Use VAKT: Multisensory Method for Teaching

February 13, 2021February 18, 2011 by valplowman
Child learning to write

Learn why you should use VAKT and how exactly to do so to teach children new concepts, from letters to numbers. Here is another post from our literacy specialist, Sue. …

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Categories Education Tags Guest Post, homeschooling, literacy 3 Comments
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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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