Tag: reading
A Week of Children’s Books: Jessica’s take
By Jessica on May 16th, 2013
Following in the footsteps of both Morgan and Lauren before me, it is my turn to celebrate Children’s Book Week! In celebration we will be bringing you one classic children’s book that we loved as a child and one book that we hope will becomemore… full post
Outstanding Educators Help Struggling Students Become Confident Lifelong Readers
By Alex on May 16th, 2013
There are certain times of year I always look forward to, such as the start of summer, my birthday, and of course selecting the READ 180 and System 44 Outstanding Educators! I was again inspired by the nominations we received this year; we have hadmore… full post
A Week for Children’s Books: Lauren’s take
By Lauren on May 14th, 2013
As Morgan mentioned yesterday, this week is Children’s book Week! To celebrate, we’ll all be sharing our favorite classic children’s books as well as the modern ones we hope will become classics in the future. My favorite classic children’smore… full post
Stars—they’re just like us! (They love children’s books!)
By Megan on May 13th, 2013
In honor of Children’s Book Week, I thought it would be fun to take a look at our list of celebrity Bookprints to see which famous readers have children’s titles listed as books that have shaped their lives. I was delighted to find that so many ofmore… full post
A Week for Children’s Books
By Morgan on May 13th, 2013
The first Children’s Book Week poster from 1921! Today kicks off Children’s Book Week, an annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Yeah, I think that’s something we can all get behind! Children’s books are themore… full post
An inside look at Scholastic Reads
By Lia on May 8th, 2013
A 2nd grader draws a response to David Shannon’s book Duck on a Bike. She called it “Two Ducks Falling in Love”. On the first Wednesday of every month, a handful of Scholastic employees — myself included — have the opportunity to visit a Newmore… full post
Parents chat about summer reading success
By Megan on May 8th, 2013
On Monday night, we kicked off the Summer Challenge with a Facebook chat on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page. In short, it was a hit. Thousands of parents tuned in to hear parent bloggers Amy Mascott and Allison McDonald sharemore… full post
Read Every Day (Even in Summertime), Lead a Better Life
By Suzanne on May 7th, 2013
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them,” says Lemony Snicket, the harassed—and hilarious—narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Horseradish. We hope that your students will follow Snicket’s advice as they headmore… full post
A Common Core theme: Focus
By Tyler on May 7th, 2013
K-8 Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics One of the key goals of the Common Core State Standards is to encourage and push students to go deeper: to develop stronger skills and greater understanding. This ismore… full post
The Summer Challenge Begins TODAY!
By Megan on May 6th, 2013
Summer readers, your attention please. Today is an important day. The Scholastic Summer Challenge has officially begun! If you’ve participated before, we hope you’re doing your happy dance. If you’re new to the program, here’s a quickmore… full post
