By Jill Jemmett There aren’t any words in this powerfully illustrated picture book about childhood anxiety. That can be a great way to help get kids reading, since children can understand the story from the illustrations alone. The main character in Small Things has little creatures, or demons, that are […]
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“Baby Cakes” knows the recipe for literacy
Recipes are great for literacy.
Images + Text Blurbs = Reading
Innovation Nation is great for reluctant readers because of its small blocks of text combined with interesting images.
#365 Canadians on Twitter @idontlikemunday
Canadian illustrator (and author) Evan Munday has a great project going on Twitter, and it might get your kid interested in reading about interesting Canadians.
You need this game, PDQ!
This game could help your kid’s vocabulary and spelling skills.
Letter Bounce: fun, word-based game
Letter Bounce is a fun online game that will help get kids reading.
“My Beautiful Birds” — Suzanne Del Rizzo’s beautiful book
My Beautiful Birds, written and illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo, is a beautiful book that will help get your child reading.
Drawing inferences: Why it’s a key literacy skill
If you read frequently to a child, and you model making inferences yourself along the way, your child may very well pick up this skill naturally, through observation.