Reading Solution – December 2016
Books are Gifts that Keep Giving.
In this season of sharing I received an unexpectedly lovely gift. Five siblings under the age of eight showed up with their mom, Rebecca Sutphin, at the Children’s Reading Alliance warehouse with big smiles and a box of books that they had outgrown. Each family member had picked out their favorites to pass on to other children.
Reading Solution – September 2016
Inspiration Contagion Something magical happens on the first day of a First Teacher class. Well, it’s actually the second or third class before the magic begins to reveal itself, but it always happens. This week twenty home based childcare providers showed up for Lesson One. Home based providers are allowed to offer daycare in their […]
Reading Solution – August 2016
I picked up a rock with writing on it. What it said was, “You helped me learn to read.” I don’t know who wrote on the rock, but I do know who it was written to and why. This message was one of many written on smooth river rocks at a celebration of life the […]
Reading Solution – July 2016
It is always a pleasure for me to visit First Teacher classes. All the more so when they are located in neighborhoods where I rarely go. Getting to participate in the last class is an especially festive event because there is a little graduation presentation and I get to bring the cake. First Teacher parent […]