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What Is the Best Way to Teach Reading?
You start reading the book to her and point to each word as you read (read pretty slowly so she can keep up with your finger). When you get to the word I in ...
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- I just started with my son (he will be four) by getting him to sound out the letters, and writing words down on his light sketcher. I figure the books can be overwhel...
- When my son was little I took a page from the Blues Clues show and labeled eveything in my house that would stand still long enough to stick it on. The label included ...
- Another 'fun' way to get them started is on the website starfall.com This site begins with the alphabet, then the children move to creating word families. There are ...
Need Book Suggestions for Kindergarten-age Girl
My daughter who is in kindergarten loves the Rainbow Magic series of chapter books by Daisy Meadows. Reading these books to her has really expanded her ...
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- Have you talked to the mom yet asking what she likes. Many of the little girls are into the Disney Princesses. Classics like Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Do...
- The Junie B Jones series is a great early chapter book series. It is a step up from the first or early readers. She may need a little help reading them at first but...
- My daughter who is in kindergarten loves the Rainbow Magic series of chapter books by Daisy Meadows. Reading these books to her has really expanded her reading and co...
Book Recommendations for an 11 Year Old Girl
She asked me yesterday to take her shopping for some interesting books to read. Can anyone recommend some good books (or authors) for her age group ...
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- Very interesting is also "The Birchbark house" and the second one in the series ("The great Silence?") by Earhardt (?). She also writes adult literature.
- Limmine snicke series there are 11 books My daughter loved them
- I remember when I was 11 I LOVED the books, "Are you there, God? It's me Margaret" and "The girl with the horn rimmed glasses."
Good Books for 5- and 10-Year-olds
Read all 12 responses: "Hi, I was looking for suggestions on good books to give as gifts to a ... What Are Some Good Books to Read to 8 Yr Old Daughter? ...
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- For the ten-year-old "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funcke. It was translated from the German, but the translation is truly excellent (I am a translator myself). An out-...
- For 5 year olds, books by Eric Carle are wonderful, as are the Olivia series. For a 10 year old girl, what is she interested in? I teach 5th grade and my girls are int...
- Junie B. Jones and The Alphabet Mysteries were big hits when mine were 5. 10 is a tougher age. It depends on her interests. K. www.nomiebaby.com
Pregnancy/baby Reading Material
Read all 15 responses: "My best girlfriend is about 2 months along and I was hoping to get some suggestions on the books you ladies found most helpful and ...
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- Dr. William Sears' books are the best! I highly reccomend them.
- I LOVED the Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy - and it's appropriate for you to give her! :) I would also highly recommend What to Expect - First Year (but NOT the preg...
- Hi L., Does she have internet access? If so, tell her to go to a site called http://babycenter.com. It is more than helpful with every subject related to having ...
Books for 1St Grader
Read all 41 responses: "What are some good books or series of books for a first ... Also, something to remember when selecting books is that reading has two ...
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- Hi Leslie- I am new to Mamasource and have just seen your request. I wanted to let you know that I am a school librarian and have, along with a teaching colleague, s...
- Hi, We've found Junie B. Tales of a 1st Grader, Henry and Mudge as well as Cam Jansen series to be excellent choices! We have friends that also love the Clifford b...
- Both my daughters loved the "Junie B. Jones," "Magic Treehouse" and "Bailey School Kids" series when they were in 1st grade and up. They may be a little challenging f...
Good Labor and Delivery Books for Future Dad
I gave my husband several books to read while I was pregnant, and this is the only one he read cover-to-cover. I think I ordered it from Amazon, ...
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- The "What to Expect" series has a book just for dads that is pretty good. That being said, I think you should still go to the classes together. You can find one that...
- L., I recommend "The BIrth Book" by Doctor Sears. It's great. Also, if you are planning or thinking about a natural birth, there is a GREAT class at Blooma (an am...
- I'll second Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and add "The Birth Partner" by Penny Simkin. The Birth Partner really helps your hubby learn what he'll need to do during lab...
How to Help My Child (4-Year-old) to Start "Reading"?
They come in boxes of 12 but they are very simple to read books. ... My daughter was "reading" books at the age of 3.. she really had just memorized the ...
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- Leap Frog Letter FActory is the best DVD for learning the letters. Then after he has all those sounds and letters down pat, you can work on the next Leap Frog movie a...
- My daughter loves the new "tag" system from leap frog where they can click on a word they don't get it and it will say it to them. She also is big on the step into re...
- Not knowing your son's learning style I am going to give you some DVD's and websites that you may want to check out. Leap frog has great videos: "The Letter Facto...
Interesting Books for 5Th Grader
My 11 year old daughter just started reading books more on her reading ... This year she also read one of R.L. Stine's books and was very surprised and ...
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- Hoe 'bout Nancy Drew? That's a classic.
- When I taught 5th grade my students loved Goosebumps (although they are about a 3rd and 4th grade reading level)and would read about 1 a week. Also, Judy Blume and Jer...
- "The Hobbit" is very age appropriate for 11. Madeleine L'Engle's series starting with "A Wrinkle in Time". Her books are wonderful, thoughtful, and entirely wholesom...
Book Suggestions for 4 Year Old
I just started reading chapter books to my two sons at bedtime too. .... My sons first chapter book I read him was A Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. ...
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- A., At 4-5 years old I introduced my son to Hank the Cowdog. The series is by John R. Erickson and does not have to be read in order. I read many w/ him and he also ...
- Not sure of your religious preference, but my 4 yr old and I enjoy the "Gotta have God" and "God and Me" daily devotionals. "Gotta..." is the boy version. The other ...
- Uhm... they love hearing the same story over and over! But don't worry it doesn't last and they will soon kick you out of their room and their lives, so suck it up wh...
