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Reading News
- Pass the Squishy
- Haven Academy in the South Bronx is the first school in the New York City designed for children from broken homes. A third of its K-2 students are in foster care. Of all the supplies at the school, it is the squishy — a colorful rubber ball with dozens of tentacles that can withstand the strength of any young student — that daily absorbs a fit of anger or a mess of tears.
- Books in Hawaiian Language Fill a Void
- For a while, Sam L. No'eau Warner was translating children's books written in English into Hawaiian. Some of the stories were big hits with students in Hawaiian immersion programs, like No, David! which became 'A'ole e Kawika! But others were fraught with cultural conflicts which made translation imprecise or awkward. If only books for young readers of the Hawaiian language were written in the Hawaiian language. Warner almost reluctantly realized that the task fell to him.
- Valentine's Day Ideas at the Wilmington Memorial Library
- For a wonderful and cheap Valentine's Day, why not give the gift of reading to the one you love? The Wilmington Memorial Library has staff picks, new movies, books for borrowing and for sale, and many activities for Valentine's week.
- African American Children's Book Fair Includes Illustrators Who Plot Life Lessons
- Later this month, children's book illustrators along with authors and publishers will share their work with fans at the 18th annual African American Children's Book Fair held at the Community College of Philadelphia. The award-winning illustrators attending this year's event understand the importance of artwork in children's literature and of making books accessible to young readers.
- Reading: It Can Take You Places
- Within a circle of children seated on the carpet of New Bern Mall listening to a story, 4-year-old Julia Phelan was standing transfixed, her eyes wide. Julia came to the mall with her mother and sister for Reading Fun Day, a free literacy outreach event for children organized by the Twin Rivers Council of the International Reading Association, the Craven County Association of Educators, Craven Smart Start and the Sun Journal's Newspapers in Education program.
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The Reading Lady Blog
- New Book - Nonfiction Mentor Text
- Since I had to go into the city yesterday to work at an Early Childhood conference, I had the opportunity to read the newly released Nonfiction Mentor Texts by Lynne Dorfman and Rose Capelli. Riding the train and ferry gave me ample time to peruse the text. In the same fashion as their first book - Mentor Text, this book is chock full of great ideas, and titles of text to use. I love the resource at the end that listed every text mentioned throughout the book by chapter for ease in finding. This is a must have resource for all who are trying to incorporate more nonfiction reading and writing into their day. The On Your Own section at the end of each chapter gives you a nice starting point for implementing lessons. I can't wait to share the ideas with the teachers in my building. If you have read it let me know your thoughts.
Laura
Nonfiction Mentor Texts is available from Stenhouse publishing.
- National Board Certification
- Recently Barack Obama discussed the value of National Board Certified Teachers. I am happy to see that he is supporting excellence in teaching. Having gone through the process of National Board certification I can attest to the impact it had on me. National Board certification is an intense and personal journey that many teachers have decided to embark upon. Those that achieve it feel empowered to better meet the needs of their students. So, just what is National Board certification anyway? Here are two links I suggest you visit to get further information on National Board certification -
National Board Council of New York
http://www.teachercenter.org/nbcnys
National Board website
http://www.nbpts.org
I would like to offer support to you as you work toward your certification. I am available to answer questions you may have about the process. I also would love to network with other NBPTS teachers and candidates.
- Bike Ride to Support Multiple Sclerosis
- Every year my brother George rides with more than 1,000 other people to raise money to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year the society hope to raise $1.6M. George hopes to raise $1,000. He will ride on September 13th and 14th, 100 miles each day in support of those that can't. As you know all the resources available on my website are free of charge. If you find it a helpful resource I ask that you consider making a donation to this worthy cause. No donation is too small and all are tax deductables. This disease has impacted our family and close friends. Thank you so much for your continued support.
For information, and to make a donation using your debit or credit card go to -
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/georgehess
Have a great day!
Laura
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Readinglady.com was created by Laura Kump of New York City. Laura obtained her National Board Certification in Literacy:Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. She is currently a Literacy Coach working in a PreK-5 school on Staten Island. Laura has presented at the International Reading Association Convention and the Four-Blocks Leadership Conference. 
