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Effective Reading and Comprehension for Kids

by Ronit Baras, Family Matters Reading is an important tool for gaining knowledge. When I was a kid, my teachers provided us most of the knowledge we got. Today, my kids get most of their new knowledge by themselves, much of it by reading. In fact, I believe that getting our kids to love reading is the single most significant thing we can do for them.

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Reading to Kids a Crucial Tool in English Language Development

February 2010 Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise. ...read more »

Book: Rocket Your Child into Reading

Rocket Your Child into Reading
Author: Jackie French

Written in Jackie French's inimitable style, on of the aims of this book is to help parents and teachers identify children's reading difficulties and then suggest ways to deal with them. The book is full of useful and practical solutions, rather than long, dense paragraphs dripping with educational theory.

Book: I'm Going to Read - Level 1-12 Book Pack

I'm Going to Read - Level 1-12 Book Pack

Recommended

These great books help develop a love for reading by gradually introducing key words through fun stories. The top of each page highlights key words in the story on that page. Each book includes words from an age appropriate "Word Bank". Words include, have, my, and, want, big, you, can, this, play, we, the, some, come, more, little, all and many many more. ...read more »

For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics Is No Child's Play

November 2009 Although comics have been published in newspapers since the 1890s, they still get no respect from some teachers and librarians, despite their current popularity among adults. But according to a University of Illinois expert in children's literature, critics should stop tugging on Superman's cape and start giving him and his superhero friends their due. ...read more »

Help For WA Parents To Help Children Learn

September 3, 2009 Parents and carers of public primary school students will soon receive their own purpose-written guide to help their children with mathematics. ...read more »

Beware Of Books

At Beware Of Books you can share your love of reading, learn about new books to look for, share opinions, accept challenges, and publish book reviews. ...read more »

CBCA 2009 Book of the Year Winners Announced

21 August 2009 The Children's Book Council has announced its Book of the Year winners for 2009! A list of winning books and authors can be found below. Inspire Your kids with these award-winning books. ...read more »

Read Kiddo Read

For parents, teachers and librarians, this site has an extensive list of recommended books for kids, by age group. James Patterson, best-selling author, has created this website to make kids readers for life. Lesson plans and book reviews are also available. ...read more »

Boys into Books

Boys Into Books! is an initiative of the School Library Association and the DCSF in England. They provide an excellent book list for primary and secondary levels, of books boys enjoy reading. ...read more »