Reading Solution – June 2016
Raising Readers Together Today I proudly announce the formation of the Children’s Reading Alliance (CRA), a new name and identity for the Children’s Reading Foundation of Dona Ana County. Children’s Reading Alliance focuses on one objective, to engage families and the community in promoting children’s literacy. As a reader of this column you are, quite […]
Reading Solution – May2016, “Books and Beyond”
I find myself saying “Alexa” quite often these days. I know no one by that name. And even though it creeps me out, I am approaching transition to another form of life, what I like to think of as my own personal technological “singularity,” meaning, in this case, the moment when technological enhancements will morph […]
Reading Solution – April 2016
Parents and the P.E.D. Last month I wrote about what I believe is the missing puzzle piece for addressing New Mexico’s educational crisis. Parents, too often, are unaware of what their children need beyond food, shelter, clothing and love as their busy brains develop. Play is the work of childhood and what a small child […]
Reading Solution – March 2016
Starting at the school door is not soon enough Recently I read an open letter from Michael Hays to Senator Lee Cotter concerning how to fix the 79% deficit in student reading performance in the fourth grade. As I see it, Hays believes the fix for NM is to upgrade colleges of education as opposed […]