Teaching Friendship and Inclusion Through Reading Friendship and inclusion are important lessons for children to learn, but these ideas can sometimes feel difficult to explain through rules alone. Stories make the concepts easier to understand by allowing children to...
How Story Sequencing Activities Improve Comprehension Understanding a story involves more than remembering the characters or identifying what happened at the end. Children also need to recognize the order in which events occur and understand how one event leads to...
How to Create a Weeklong Unit Around One Story A single children’s story can become the foundation for an entire week of meaningful learning. With thoughtful planning, parents, teachers, and homeschool educators can use one book to support reading comprehension,...
Choosing Age-Appropriate Books for Young Readers Choosing the right book for a child can make the difference between a frustrating reading experience and the beginning of a lifelong love of stories. Parents, teachers, and homeschool families often look at a child’s...
How to Help a Child Who Says, “I Don’t Like Reading” When a child says, “I don’t like reading,” it can be discouraging for parents and teachers. Reading is an important part of learning, and we naturally want children to experience the enjoyment, imagination, and...
