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Making the “Beach Read” a Thing for Kids

August 2, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

As an adult, I like nothing better than to sit on the beach or at the pool and read. Give me a satisfying “beach read” and I’m happy for days. However, I’m sad to say the “beach read” isn’t really a thing for kids. Most kids would rather splash in the waves, make sand castles, […]

Discover Summer: Reading to Combat Learning Loss

June 23, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are a parent of a school aged kid, you’ve probably heard about how students lose around two months of reading, writing, and math skills over their summer break and have lower test scores after the break then before. Because of this summer learning loss, the first two months of a new school year is often […]

The Poetry of Life

July 20, 2015 by admin 2 Comments

We are all poets. Each one of us sees the world in our own special way. Whenever we look up at the passing clouds and see long tail dragons and sailing ships we are poets. When we share our visions and dreams we are poets. We are poets whenever we tell the world who we […]