I wouldn't call my kids avid readers. One or two of them might be heading that direction, but I still have to encourage reading, or bed...

My youngest son, My Little Reader, is now four years old and in preschool. It's becoming difficult not to notice now where other...

There is a lot of value in the pretend reading our little ones do before the real thing starts. It is an important pre-reading milestone! Yo...

Here's some ideas I've been thinking on for helping my kids continue working on their reading this summer: - Read O'clock!   ...

Building Vocabulary Photo by Samuel Mann Maybe it sounds strange to say that building a child's vocabulary can help foster a love of rea...

Read, Read, Read Aloud To Your Child! Obviously, I'm not going in order of importance with the posts in this particular series. If it wa...

Turn Off The TV!! Did you know? Television is the direct opposite of reading. For young children television is an antisocial experience, whi...

Have Books Everywhere... and Watch the Magic Happen! This is kind of a no-brainer, right? I mean, how can your child be interested in readin...

Find Books On Topics That Interest Your Child Before I had kids I would hear this kind of advice a lot, and I gave this advice a lot myself ...