Pam Allyn to parents: “Summer is a time to expand readers’ horizons”
By Megan on June 18th, 2013
Last night, literacy expert and reading enthusiast Pam Allyn hosted a live chat on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page. The hour positively flew as Pam offered suggestions for keeping kids not only interested in—but also floored about —reading over the summer. Her tips, book recommendations, and personal stories were so inspiring. Best of all, hundreds of eager mothers and fathers came together on the page to voice their own ideas, struggles and lessons learned when it comes to raising readers. Their honesty and openness when talking about the parenting experience was truly amazing, and made for a fascinating discussion.
Here are a few highlights from the night. Thanks for joining us, Pam!
Pam began the chat by asking parents, “What books do you find your kids just really want to read?”
The recommendations came pouring in, and many parents offered up series suggestions: Harry Potter books, Maximum Ride series, The 39 Clues, Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Never Girl series, Dr. Seuss, the Jack Russell: Dog Detective series, Conspiracy 365 series, Baby-sitters Club, Junie B Jones, Horrible Harry, Cam Jansen, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew! Find the full list here. (more…)
Beating book prejudice
By Nadia on June 18th, 2013
I remember one summer growing up I was reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. An older family-friend asked me what I was reading and I told her about the series and recommended she read it. I even offered to lend her the first book.more… full post
Word up! WordGirl wins another Emmy!
By Morgan on June 17th, 2013
WordGirl has just won her third Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation! Presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on June 14 at the 40th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Daytime Emmy® Awards ceremony, thismore… full post
Last call to enter! Helping others: Now that’s BIG!
By Guest Blogger on June 17th, 2013
Clifford The Big Red Dog has been inspiring us to be better citizens with his 10 BIG ideas for more than 50 years. By now, we all know that being BIG is about being big-hearted; it’s about having a big spirit; and it’s something we should all domore… full post
Complex Texts, Higher-Level Thinking: Developing Enduring Literacy Habits
By Alex on June 17th, 2013
Teacher and author, Maria Walther talks about key instructional shifts to help students meet the demands of the Common Core State Standards. In this post, originally seen on the International Reading Association Blog: Engage, Maria shares hermore… full post
In Our Feeds: Happy Father’s Day, book canvases, and a prison library
By Kristen on June 14th, 2013
Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a great weekend! Happy Friday and Happy Father’s Day weekend! Here are a few of the cool links that we’ve shared thismore… full post
Scholastic on Netflix!
By Guest Blogger on June 14th, 2013
Your weekend plans just changed: your favorite Scholastic TV shows, based on the most beloved Scholastic book series, are now available on Netflix! You may have already heard the buzz online, and today we’re thrilled to share the news that themore… full post
My literary dream house
By Megan on June 14th, 2013
Moving. I loathe the subject. My sister and I are currently looking for an apartment in New York City, and after having lived in our current place for three blissful years, ignorant to talk of terrible markets and the changing real estate climate,more… full post
Assigned summer reading: worth it or not?
By Morgan on June 13th, 2013
Two days before my senior year, I walked into my summer job for a shift and found my coworker frantically reading through Dubliners by James Joyce. (It was a beach day, so the store, situated just down the block from the ocean, was empty.) “Summermore… full post
Are you as tech-savvy as a third grader?
By Anne on June 13th, 2013
My predominant memory of standardized tests is the Scan-Tron. It may not have been a full 8×11 sheet of paper but it was intimidating both when it was blank and when the bubbles were filled in – this of course coming from former anxious testmore… full post
