It is Women in History Month. There are so many famous women in history to consider. One who comes to mind is Florence Nightingale…..and that reminds me that nurses are taught the five “R’s” as a way to avoid medication administration errors: right patient, right time and frequency, right dose, right route, and right medication. Well, when you think of it, the same can apply to elementary school age readers. To set the stage for success, you must provide the right book to the right child at the [Read More]
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Leveled Reader gets a little help from “Lily” choosing leveled books for March
March has so many birthdays, events and celebrations to acknowledge and, before we know it, April will be here! That’s too bad because there are so many books already leveled for you that, for instance, celebrate March’s ‘Women in History’ month. Lily just showed me the “Childhood of Famous Americans Ready-to-Read” book series. Wow. I got excited just looking at all the possibilities available in that series (even if there are a few books about men, too)! When Lily was looking for books on [Read More]
We believe in the Teacher's dream!
I have spoken with many teachers and most of them tell me that when they started out they said “If I can help just one child I will have accomplished something in this lifetime”. We feel the same way at LeveledReader.com. With school budgets getting tighter and classroom sizes larger, teachers have less and less time to do the things they would like to do. Usually, k-12 teachers have to spread their time out over all subjects and this can mean reading does not get the attention it [Read More]
Schools and teachers need parents to support their reading programs
We hear that schools cannot “do it all.” That means it is our responsibility to be engaged in the learning process right along with our children. Sometimes that seems a little overwhelming. By knowing what our child is learning and reading about in school, and what they might be extra excited about, we can grab that opportunity to select contemporary and exciting books that have been leveled to compliment the guided reading program their school participates in. By reading these books to [Read More]
Encouraging a child to read – leveled book sets help
As a parent, I have always wanted the best for my son. Knowing children are individuals, so different from one another, one size does not “fit all.” You have to watch what each one is interested in, take that and run creatively with it. Buying books is a great way to expose kids to a wide variety of experiences related to their interest—knowing next month it will be a different interest. When I noticed a subject my son was interested in, one of the things I would do is find a children’s book [Read More]