Vocabulary
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Books in Your Home
Studies show that the number of books in your home library directly correlates to your child’s achievement. This isn’t surprising, because children who see books in the home, read books in the home, and are read to at home become better and more fluent readers. It’s reading practice. Our home library is extensive. My professional books Continue reading
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Vocabulary for Achievement: Talk Your Way To It
Want to help your child do well in math and reading? Make regular trips to the library. Sing and play music. Take him to a zoo or museum. Above all, talk about these experiences together. Studies show that the more a child learns new vocabulary words in conversation, the greater their achievement in school. What we Continue reading
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Grandparents and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
Your two granddaughters come to visit while their mother copes with a new baby. Every morning, you pour mountainous bowls of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes for each one before they come downstairs. You set out spoons and the yellow milk pitcher. You have firm ideas about the propriety of leaving the cereal box on the table, so you put it back in Continue reading
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