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Shared stories

Juster remembers the Oz books, folk and fairy tales, the Sunday newspaper, and the big Yiddish and Russian novels his parents had at home.

Poetry baggage

Dr. Sylvia Vardell talks about the baggage that teachers may have when it comes to poetry and teaching poetry.

Reaching reluctant readers

Walton Hamilton says that it only takes one really successful, thrilling, joyful, wonderful, losing of one’s self in the magic reading experience to captivate that child’s imagination.

Take Five Activity

Dr. Sylvia Vardell walks through the “Take-Five” activity, a five-minute strategy for reading a short poem together.

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