Author Archives: Momma

About Momma

I love to read. I used to read a book a day during my summers off from teaching. I didn’t read anything really substantial….mostly psychological thrillers and romance novels…but I loved it and would devour books. I love my boys. They are the sweetest, smartest, happiest boys in the world! We read many times every day and they love reading just like their Momma. I have many books in my truck and they both read as we are driving. They will also sit by themselves on the floor at home and read and it’s so sweet. I love to teach. I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was a girl. I used to play school all the time as a child and I eventually went to college and earned my B.S. in Elementary Education, an endorsement in ESL teaching, and a M.A. as a Reading Specialist. During my career I taught for 5 ½ years in the classroom, 1 year in a reading clinic during graduate school, I was a Differentiated Instruction coach during summer school, I was an Individual Learning Needs Coach for one year coordinating interventions for students, and I spent 4 years as a Reading Specialist. I am currently an adjunct professor teaching pre-service graduate students about best practices in literacy. This blog is dedicated to reading with your children. I know from my work in education the importance of reading with your kids but now that I have my own little munchkins, I’ve seen it firsthand!

Board Books or Picture Books?

Most people start reading to babies using board books which is great! Usually (but not always) board books have simple patterns, repeating lines, simple story lines, and the pictures closely match the text so they are easy for babies to … Continue reading

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Dec 7 Books

Late summer and the start of school have been busy and crazy.  I’ve taken a hiatus from posting books but we’ve still been reading things from the library every week and have read so many good ones since I last … Continue reading

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Sort It Out

I’m always trying to think of learning activities to do with my kids….ones that they will enjoy but that will also be educational! My most recent activity has been sorting.  This is great for all ages because you can differentiate … Continue reading

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Books, Books Everywhere!

I have three boys….and they are definitely boys!  Rough-housing, fighting, jumping, crashing, smashing etc.  They are a wild bunch! Sometimes when things get too wild, I sit them all down and we read.  It seems to be the only real … Continue reading

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Summer Reading

Often in the summer we relax….maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s the lack of a schedule since the kids aren’t in school…but we forget to read to our kids. I suggest the opposite approach! I suggest bombarding your kids with … Continue reading

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June 8 Books

My kids giggled and giggled over the book about pressing the button!  They also made me re-read the dot one about a billion times until I taught my little guy to look at the colors on each page so he … Continue reading

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June 1 Books

We have been on vacation, super busy and sick lately so I haven’t posted about our library books but this week we have some good ones! My oldest is really into different variations of traditional tales lately so I’ve added … Continue reading

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Nursery Rhymes

With all the technology in the world today we’ve gotten away from some of the traditional things we grew up with as children…such as reciting poems and nursery rhymes.  Nursery rhymes are important for children to hear.  They help children … Continue reading

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April 20 Books

The boys liked a bunch of books from this week.  Some fiction and some non-fiction so there was a bit of variety this time.

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Books on Tape/CD

My eldest has “story packs” that he receives from school.  He brings them home and they contain a book, puppet of some sort, and a journal.  Well, he brought home one the other day and it also contained a tape … Continue reading

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