The Babsy B Blog

How to have grace when your child says "gwace". (Hint: Poetry comes to the rescue.)

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 16, 2009

WOW! Here's how to immerse your child's ears to listen and tongue to speak a sound of language...in preparation for inviting the eyes to read and hands to write the letter(s) that correspond to that sound.

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How to put the environment to work for literacy. And build a home library on a budget.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 15, 2009

WOW! Look what you and your child are viewing all around you! Let's put to use some environmental print to help build your child's thinking skills and your home library!

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A peaceful way to encourage literacy = a literate way to encourage peace.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 12, 2009

Here's a Babs Tip for an easy way to have a powerfully-productive conversation with your child of any age...and practice awareness of peaceful words!

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How to teach your child who's boss. (Warning: It may not be who you think.)

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 11, 2009

THINKing aloud gives your child one more tool to call upon when writing!

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To connect literacy to alliteration, disconnect it from reading.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 10, 2009

WOW! Here's how to have parent-child conversations that focus on language sounds! Such sound awareness prepares your child for success in reading and writing!

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Making sense of sentences, at any age -- and with nary a book in sight.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 09, 2009

Playing the Sentence Sense Game™ give you yet another way to help your child (of any age) get ready-ready-really-ready for those reading comprehension tests! And this game also helps your young child toward becoming a good writer!

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Using kids' love of rhyme to calm even the fussiest fusser.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 08, 2009

WOW! Let's have fun! Here's a tip to help you make the most of any and every opportunity to have fun with your child and language.

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Add modeling to your parenting roles. It's great for building young vocabularies.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 05, 2009

WOW! Lotsa ways to get more out of every read-aloud!

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What hogs can teach kids about intellectual property.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 04, 2009

It's a hog's life, it is! THINKing and TALKing with your child about all sorts of things, all prompted by a short poem that'll activate the THINKing caps of kids of all ages.

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To perk up your child on a ho-hum day, reach for the familiar.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 03, 2009

Here's another reason why your child keeps asking to hear you read that same ol' book!

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A game you can play with infants that they'll still enjoy as teenagers.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 02, 2009

WOW! Conversing with your child by TALKing words that name or show action...and more.

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How I got to live a California dream I'd had since my first Dick & Jane book.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz June 02, 2009

WOW! The power of a book! Tell your child a story of a book you read as a child. Tell why that book made an impression on you. Ask your child to name a favorite book and tell why it's so special. What a powerfully fun parent-child conversation!

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A powerful literacy tool: For the first 10 years, you're the smartest person your child knows.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 29, 2009

WOW! Take your child where writers go...living life and then TALKing to WRITE aloud from those very life experiences!

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Talking about the future to build respect in the present.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 28, 2009

WOW! THINK and TALK about each of the many roles you and your child are playing as you experience life...and additional roles each of you might fill one day in the future.

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To improve reading and writing, give the ears and tongue a good workout first.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 27, 2009

Give your child a boost toward reading and writing success: Share an alliterative poem to immerse those ears and tongue in a sound of language before eyes are expected to read and hands are expected to write the letter(s) that represents that sound.

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A conversation-starter that works with kids of any age.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 26, 2009

Ask your child of any age: "When you grow up, who will you be?"

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Before you twist children's tongues, grab their ears.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 25, 2009

Learning to read and write can be a whole lot easier. Help your child "work out" those ears and tongue with alliterative rhymes!

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How my difficult last name helped a precocious 7-year-old's wish come true.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 22, 2009

Sing about the colors of a rainbow while making connections across the country.

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Why it's good for your child to go off-script while reading. (Be sure to take notes.)

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 21, 2009

THINK of a story that happened to you. Then tell your child that story right out of your own life experience. Your child is listening!

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Why reading every night doesn't have to mean a different book every night.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 20, 2009

What does it mean at read-aloud time when she just makes up words for the story?

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How to read aloud without a book in hand.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 19, 2009

WOW! TALK a favorite book's language to manage behavior!

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How to punt -- and score one for literacy -- when you can't find your child's favorite book.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 18, 2009

How do I read aloud when we don't have the book in hand?

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Why you really, really should read to your child every night -- and at what age you can stop.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 15, 2009

"Is it really important that I read aloud to her every day?"

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Why it's good to turn the tables on your child and ask all the "Why?" questions.

by Babs Hadjusiewicz May 14, 2009

So let's TALK Comprehension™ today! Let's build your child's language and knowledge!

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