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Reading the signs

The other day on the subway, I noticed some ads. PizzaPizza’s ad said, simply:XL craving? and Bell’s said:More 3G coverage.Facebook anywhere.So let’s say you’re a child who’s just learning to read.XL? These examples do two things:1) They illustrate just how difficult reading can be. And tricky!2) They’re a terrific learning […]

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More than you probably want to know

Full disclosure – it’s just the way I roll. My friend Julie sent me an article about new US legislation forcing bloggers to disclose when they’ve received products or money from companies they’re blogging about. We don’t have that rule in Canada (yet), but transparency in journalism is always a […]

Incentives Tips

Summer reading program

Is your child collecting library stickers? The other day, my son and I went to the library to report four books and get stickers for his poster. (The stickers are the rewards in the library’s summer reading program.) Unfortunately, the librarian would only give my son one sticker. He said […]

Getting Kids Reading

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Please vote for us. We’ve been nominated for a BlogLuxe Award, in the category “Blog you’ve learned the most from.” We’d appreciate it if you could take a moment and vote for us. Visit the BlogLuxe website and click on our category. Then you have to scroll down a bit […]