Children sometimes need reminders that big changes in our world often start with the small actions of just one person. Meet people whose passion for art or science or helping others just may inspire others. And who knows what special dreamers may read a book today!
From bugs to smelly trash to bad ideas, the world is full of really gross stuff! But just because it’s gross doesn’t mean it can’t be funny too. These books share gross tales the whole family is sure to enjoy.
What is wonderful to one may be gross to another. Take Duck, for example. He thinks pink soup is gross while his friends think it’s just grand. And while Oscar the wiener-dog thinks his costume is ghastly, his human feels it’s fabulous. Are pirates in need of an orthodontist endearing or icky? What about eating up a bad day — literally? You decide what is wonderful, wonky, or just plain gross as you read about things real and fantastic.
How do things move from one place to another? Lots of things — including people — travel by boat, airplane, truck, bus or train. We’re always on the go! So take a look at these books to laugh or learn about the way people and other things travel.
Today’s speech language pathologists (SLPs) play many roles in supporting the development of speech, language, communication, and literacy skills. Their roles often include screening, assessing, advocating, and programming/designing augmentative communication equipment in addition to providing direct intervention with students and indirect roles of consulting, coaching, collaborating, and training educators and families.
The NPTAC provides Parent Centers with technical assistance and up-to-date information and resources and materials to improve results for children with disabilities living in rural, urban, and suburban areas and from underrepresented and underserved populations.
Children’s knowledge of letter names and shapes is a strong predictor of their success in learning to read. Knowing letter names is strongly related to children’s ability to remember the forms of written words and their ability to treat words as sequences of letters.
Author-illustrator and public-school art teacher Jonathan Roth (who created the space-themed graphic novel series Rover and Speck and Beep and Bob) shares some special memories and ideas for helping readers find beauty in bugs and connect with nature through art.
This list was created to help teachers know which spelling words should be taught to kids in grades 1–5. The list contains 850 words that account for 80 percent of the words children use in their writing — the ones they need to be able to spell correctly.
A teacher shares his success in using podcasts to improve literacy skills in the classroom, in this blog post from Common Sense Education. Learn more about how reading along with a podcast builds confidence and literacy and keeps students engaged.
Say the name “Shel Silverstein” aloud and adults and children alike think of clever, sometimes subversive, poems with comic line drawings and lots of laughs. You know that when you pick up a book by this writer and poet you’re in good hands. Find familiar and less familiar books on this list — and celebrate language, poetry, and an astute creator of books for children of all ages.
